MLB matchup
08/16/20257:10 PMKauffman StadiumKansas City, Missouri94°F · Sunny-Dry

White Sox79 – 76vsRoyals67 – 88

Sharp side
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Sharp total
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Model forecast

Projected outcome

A projection is not available because one or both teams do not have sufficient qualifying history.
Matchup intelligence

Team grades

TeamLineupStarterOverall
Chicago White SoxCC-C
Kansas City RoyalsCDD+
Sportsbook context

Game lines

A dash means that book has not supplied a usable price.

ESPN BET
TeamMoneylineRun line
CHW+125+1.5 (-160)
KC-150-1.5 (+135)
Total 9.5Over -105Under -115
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Last 10 games

Chicago White Sox

Overall2–8–0W–L–TRun line5–5–0W–L–PO/U5–5–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
8/15/25@ KCL 1–3L +1.5U 9.5
8/13/25vs DETL 0–1W +1.5U 8.5
8/12/25vs DETW 9–6W +1.5O 8.5
8/11/25vs DETL 1–2W +1.5U 8.5
8/10/25vs CLEW 6–4W +1.5O 8.5
8/9/25vs CLEL 1–3L +1.5U 8.5
8/8/25vs CLEL 5–9L +1.5O 8.5
8/7/25@ SEAL 3–4W +1.5U 7.5
8/6/25@ SEAL 6–8L +1.5O 7.5
8/5/25@ SEAL 3–8L +1.5O 7.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Kansas City Royals

Overall5–5–0W–L–TRun line5–5–0W–L–PO/U7–3–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
8/15/25vs CHWW 3–1W -1.5U 9.5
8/13/25vs WSHL 7–8L -1.5O 8.5
8/12/25vs WSHW 8–5W -1.5O 9.5
8/11/25vs WSHW 7–4W -1.5O 8.5
8/10/25@ MINL 3–5L -1.5U 9.5
8/9/25@ MINW 2–0W -1.5U 8.5
8/8/25@ MINL 4–9L +1.5O 8.5
8/6/25@ BOSW 7–3W +1.5O 8.5
8/5/25@ BOSL 2–6L +1.5O 7.5
8/4/25@ BOSL 5–8L +1.5O 9.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Team comparison

Projected team stats

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

Projected team statistics for White Sox and Royals
Statistic
N/A (7.8)HitsN/A (8.2)
N/A (1.6)DoublesN/A (1.8)
N/A (1.3)Home RunsN/A (1.0)
N/A (13.4)Total BasesN/A (13.4)
N/A (3.6)WalksN/A (3.2)
N/A (9.2)StrikeoutsN/A (7.8)
N/A (0.6)Stolen BasesN/A (0.8)

Starting pitcher context

Expected starters

White SoxSean BurkeConfirmed
RoyalsMichael LorenzenConfirmed

Starting lineups

Chicago White SoxConfirmed
  1. 1Mike TauchmanDH
  2. 2Lenyn Sosa1B
  3. 3Colson MontgomerySS
  4. 4Luis Robert Jr.CF
  5. 5Andrew BenintendiLF
  6. 6Miguel Vargas3B
  7. 7Kyle TeelC
  8. 8Chase Meidroth2B
  9. 9Brooks BaldwinRF
Kansas City RoyalsConfirmed
  1. 1Mike YastrzemskiRF
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  4. 4Maikel Garcia3B
  5. 5Salvador PerezC
  6. 6Adam Frazier2B
  7. 7Randal GrichukDH
  8. 8Nick LoftinLF
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF


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