The St. Louis Cardinals (38-35) will visit the Chicago White Sox (23-50), Thursday at 2:10 p.m. ET, with the White Sox on a six-game losing skid.
The Cardinals are a favorite (-151) at the White Sox (+127). The scheduled starters are Erick Fedde (3-6) for the St. Louis Cardinals, and Sean Burke (3-7) for the Chicago White Sox.
These clubs play again following the Cardinals’ 12-2 victory over the White Sox Tuesday. Matthew Liberatore (6.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 4 K) earned the win for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson went 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs to lead the team on offense. Shane Smith (4.1 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 2 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the White Sox.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s Cardinals vs. White Sox game, including viewing options.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago White Sox odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 12:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Cardinals (-151, bet $151 to win $100)Underdog: White Sox (+127, bet $100 to win $127)Over/under: 8.5Cardinals vs. White Sox: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Thursday, June 19, 2025Game time: 2:10 p.m. ETLocation: Chicago, IllinoisStadium: Rate FieldTV channel: CHSN and FDSMWLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Cardinals stats and trendsCardinals betting recordsThis season, the Cardinals have been favored 32 times and won 16, or 50%, of those games.St. Louis has a record of 3-2 when favored by -151 or more by sportsbooks this season.The moneyline for this contest implies a 60.2% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 39 of its 73 games with a total this season.The Cardinals have an ATS record of 41-32-0 in 73 games with a spread this season.Erick Fedde (Cardinals probable starter)Fedde gets the start for the Cardinals, his 15th of the season. He is 3-6 with a 3.65 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 79 2/3 innings pitched.His last appearance was on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when the right-hander threw 5 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up four hits.In 14 games this season, the 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.65, with 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .231 against him.Fedde enters this matchup with six quality starts under his belt this year.Fedde will aim to go five or more innings for his 13th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing.He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.He will take the mound against a White Sox offense that ranks last in MLB with 529 total hits (on a .222 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .342 (29th in MLB) with 55 total home runs (28th in MLB).This season, the 32-year-old ranks 39th in ERA (3.65), 49th in WHIP (1.278), and 72nd in K/9 (5.8) among qualifying pitchers.Cardinals batting statsThe Cardinals’ 68 home runs rank 24th in Major League Baseball.Hitters for St. Louis have combined for a team rank of 17th in the majors with a .393 team slugging percentage.The Cardinals rank second in MLB with a .257 team batting average.St. Louis has scored 340 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.The Cardinals are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking sixth with an OBP of .328.St. Louis is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking sixth with an average of 7.8 strikeouts per game.White Sox stats and trendsWhite Sox betting recordsThe White Sox have won in 23, or 31.5%, of the 73 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.Chicago has a win-loss record of 19-42 when favored by +127 or worse by sportsbooks this year.The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 44.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 33 of its 73 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The White Sox are 42-31-0 against the spread in their 73 games that had a posted line this season.Sean Burke (White Sox probable starter)Burke gets the start for the White Sox, his 13th of the season. He is 3-7 with a 4.71 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 70 2/3 innings pitched.His most recent time out was on Thursday, June 12 against the Houston Astros, when the righty threw 3 2/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs while allowing eight hits.The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.71, with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season. Opponents are batting .254 against him.Burke is trying to record his sixth quality start of the season.Burke has pitched five or more innings in a game eight times this season entering this matchup.In two of his 14 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.He will match up with a Cardinals offense that is hitting .257 as a unit (second in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .393 (17th in the league) with 68 total home runs (24th in MLB play).White Sox batting statsThe White Sox have hit the third-fewest home runs in MLB play this season (55).So far this season, Chicago has the second-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.342).The White Sox have the worst batting average in the league (.222).The offense for Chicago is No. 28 in baseball scoring 3.4 runs per game (250 total runs).The White Sox rank 28th in MLB with a .293 on-base percentage.