On Friday, a battle of AL Central rivals is on the schedule, with the Cleveland Guardians (59-55) visiting the Chicago White Sox (42-72) at 7:40 p.m. ET.
The Guardians are favored (-155 moneyline odds to win) when they take on the White Sox (+129). The Cleveland Guardians will give the start to Tanner Bibee (7-9, 4.44 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the White Sox will counter with Aaron Civale (3-6, 3.99 ERA).
The Guardians won their last contest versus the Mets by a 4-1 score Wednesday, with Gavin Williams picking up the win pitching going 8 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on one hit while striking out six. Angel Martinez went 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead them offensively.
The White Sox were defeated by the Mariners 8-6 Wednesday. Mike Tauchman led the way offensively after going 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs in the defeat, while Jonathan Cannon took the loss on the mound, throwing 1 2/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on four hits while striking out one.
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Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Guardians (-155, bet $155 to win $100)Underdog: White Sox (+129, bet $100 to win $129)Over/under: 8.5Guardians vs. White Sox: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, August 8, 2025Game time: 7:40 p.m. ETLocation: Chicago, IllinoisStadium: Rate FieldTV channel: CHSN and CLEGLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Guardians stats and trendsGuardians betting recordsThis season, the Guardians have been favored 47 times and won 29, or 61.7%, of those games.Cleveland has a record of 9-3, a 75% win rate, when favored by -155 or more by oddsmakers this season.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 60.8% chance to win.Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 49 of 112 opportunities.The Guardians are 57-55-0 ATS in their 112 games with a spread this season.Tanner Bibee (Guardians probable starter)Bibee makes the start for the Guardians, his 23rd of the season. He is 7-9 with a 4.44 ERA and 112 strikeouts through 125 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent outing on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, the righty went 4 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering eight hits.In 22 games this season, the 26-year-old has put up a 4.44 ERA and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .252 to opposing batters.Bibee has collected eight quality starts this year.Bibee enters the game with 17 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.In three of his 22 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.He will take the hill against a White Sox team that is batting .229 as a unit (29th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .369 (29th in MLB) with 110 total home runs (25th in MLB).In 5 2/3 innings over one appearance against the White Sox this season, Bibee has a 3.18 ERA and a 1.412 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .300.This season, the 26-year-old ranks 47th in ERA (4.44), 36th in WHIP (1.249), and 37th in K/9 (8.0) among qualifying pitchers.Guardians batting statsThe Guardians have hit 120 homers this season, which ranks 19th in the league.Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 27th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .376 this season.The Guardians have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.Cleveland has scored the fifth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 450 (3.9 per game).The Guardians have an on-base percentage of .300 this season, which ranks 28th in the league.Cleveland ranks 13th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.White Sox stats and trendsWhite Sox betting recordsThe White Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 112 games this year and have walked away with the win 41 times (36.6%) in those games.Chicago has a mark of 28-56 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +129 or worse on the moneyline.The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 43.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.Chicago and its opponents have gone over in 50 of its 114 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The White Sox are 65-49-0 against the spread in their 114 games that had a posted line this season.Aaron Civale (White Sox probable starter)Civale gets the start for the White Sox, his 15th of the season. He is 3-6 with a 3.99 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 70 2/3 innings pitched.The righty last pitched on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he went 6 1/3 scoreless innings while giving up one hit.The 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.99, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season. Opponents are batting .237 against him.Civale has two quality starts under his belt this season.Civale is aiming for his fifth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.0 innings per start.He will try for his fourth straight outing without giving up an earned run.He will take the hill against a Guardians offense that ranks last in the league with 855 total hits (on a .228 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .376 (27th in the league) with 120 total home runs (19th in MLB action).In 5 2/3 innings over one appearance against the Guardians this season, Civale has a 6.35 ERA and a 0.882 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .150.White Sox batting statsThe White Sox average 1.0 home run per game to rank 25th in baseball with 110 total home runs.This season, Chicago has the second-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.369).The White Sox have the second-worst batting average in the league (.229).Chicago is the fourth-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.8 runs per game (437 total).The White Sox rank 28th in MLB with a .300 on-base percentage.