On Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox (27-83) are hosting the Kansas City Royals (59-49), at 2:10 PM ET. The White Sox have lost 16 in a row.
The White Sox are an underdog at home (+164) versus the Royals (-200). The Kansas City Royals will give the start to Brady Singer (7-6, 2.82 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the White Sox will counter with Drew Thorpe (3-2, 4.81 ERA).
The Royals beat the White Sox 4-3 yesterday, with Michael Wacha getting the win (7.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 5 K) and Michael Massey leading the way offensively (going 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI). Fraser Ellard (0.1 IP, 2 R, 0 H, 0 K) took the loss for the White Sox.
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Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Royals (-200, bet $200 to win $100)
- Underdog: White Sox (+164, bet $100 to win $164)
- Over/under: 9
Royals vs. White Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- This season, the Royals have been favored 47 times and won 31, or 66%, of those games.
- Kansas City has entered seven games this season favored by -200 or more, and won each of those games.
- The Royals have a 66.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 45 of 108 opportunities.
- In 108 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 60-48-0 ATS.
Brady Singer (Royals probable starter)
- Singer (7-6) takes the mound for the Royals in his 22nd start of the season. He has a 2.82 ERA in 118 2/3 innings pitched, with 111 strikeouts.
- The righty last appeared on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, when he tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
- The 27-year-old has put together a 2.82 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 21 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .233 to his opponents.
- Singer is seeking his third quality start in a row.
- Singer will aim to last five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing.
- He will attempt for his third straight outing without allowing an earned run.
- The opposing White Sox offense has the worst slugging percentage (.344) and ranks 28th in MLB play with 93 home runs. It has a collective .218 batting average, and is 29th in MLB with 792 total hits and last in MLB action scoring 338 runs.
- Singer has thrown 18 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on 10 hits while striking out 16 against the White Sox this season.
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 27-year-old ranks sixth in ERA (2.82), 34th in WHIP (1.178), and 32nd in K/9 (8.5).
Royals batting stats
- The Royals rank 18th in Major League Baseball with 112 home runs.
- The offense for Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .409 this season, 11th in MLB.
- The Royals have a team batting average of .251 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.
- Kansas City has scored 502 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Royals have an OBP of .309 this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- No team has fewer strikeouts this season than Kansas City, whose batters have struck out only 6.7 times per game on average.
White Sox stats and trends
White Sox betting records
- The White Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 103 games this year and have walked away with the win 23 times (22.3%) in those games.
- This year, Chicago has won six of 44 games when listed as at least +164 or worse on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 37.9% chance of pulling out a win.
- Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 49 of its 110 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The White Sox are 47-62-0 against the spread in their 109 games that had a posted line this season.
Drew Thorpe (White Sox probable starter)
- Thorpe makes the start for the White Sox, his ninth of the season. He is 3-2 with a 4.81 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his last appearance on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, the right-hander went two-thirds of an inning, giving up eight earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- The 23-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.81, with 5.7 strikeouts per nine innings in eight games this season. Opponents have a .194 batting average against him.
- Thorpe is looking to collect his sixth quality start of the year.
- Thorpe heads into the matchup with six outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
- In two of his eight total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
- The opposing Royals offense has the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.409) and ranks 18th in home runs hit (112) in all of MLB. They have a collective .251 batting average, and are 13th in the league with 898 total hits and 11th in MLB action scoring 502 runs.
- In six innings over one appearance against the Royals this season, Thorpe has a 0.00 ERA and a 0.833 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .150.
White Sox batting stats
- The White Sox have hit the third-fewest home runs in MLB action this season (93).
- This season, Chicago is slugging .344, the lowest percentage in the majors.
- The White Sox have the worst batting average in the league (.218).
- Chicago scores the fewest runs in baseball (338 total, 3.1 per game).
- The White Sox rank last in baseball with a .278 on-base percentage.
