A series opener between the Atlanta Braves (56-68) and Chicago White Sox (44-80) is on deck Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. ET, at Truist Park.
The favored Braves (-171 on the moneyline to win) take the field at home against the White Sox (+143). The scheduled starters are Bryce Elder (5-9) for the Atlanta Braves, and Shane Smith (3-7) for the Chicago White Sox.
The Braves won 5-4 over the Guardians Sunday in their last game. Jurickson Profar finished 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead them offensively while Aaron Bummer was picked up the victory after throwing two innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.
Sunday, the White Sox lost to the Royals 6-2. Grant Taylor was the losing pitcher after he went one inning, giving up three earned runs on three hits while striking out one. Lenyn Sosa paced the White Sox’s offense, going 1 for 5 with a home run and an RBI.
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Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago White Sox odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Braves (-171, bet $171 to win $100)Underdog: White Sox (+143, bet $100 to win $143)Over/under: 9Braves vs. White Sox: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, August 19, 2025Game time: 7:15 p.m. ETLocation: Atlanta, GeorgiaStadium: Truist ParkTV channel: FDSSO and CHSNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Braves stats and trendsBraves betting recordsThe Braves have won 42, or 50%, of the 84 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Atlanta has entered 28 games this season favored by -171 or more and is 16-12 in those contests.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 63.1% chance of a victory for the Braves.Atlanta and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 54 of 123 opportunities.The Braves have an ATS record of 52-71-0 in 123 games with a spread this season.Bryce Elder (Braves probable starter)Elder makes the start for the Braves, his 21st of the season. He is 5-9 with a 5.89 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 107 2/3 innings pitched.The right-hander’s most recent time out came on Thursday against the New York Mets, when he went seven innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing five hits.In 20 games this season, the 26-year-old has put up a 5.89 ERA and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .286 to his opponents.Elder is trying to collect his ninth quality start of the year in this game.Elder is aiming for his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.4 innings per appearance on the hill.He has not had an outing so far in which he did not allow at least one earned run.The opposing White Sox offense has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.367) and is 24th in MLB play with 120 home runs. It has a collective .229 batting average, and is 29th in MLB with 935 total hits and 29th in MLB play scoring 467 runs.Braves batting statsThe Braves rank 15th in Major League Baseball with 138 home runs.The offense for Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .392 this season, 20th in MLB.The Braves rank 20th in MLB with a .243 team batting average.Atlanta ranks 18th in the majors with 536 total runs scored this season.The Braves have an on-base percentage of .320 this season, which ranks 10th in the league.Atlanta ranks 22nd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.White Sox stats and trendsWhite Sox betting recordsThe White Sox have come away with 43 wins in the 122 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.Chicago has a mark of 20-48 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +143 or worse on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the White Sox have a 41.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.Contests with Chicago has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 53 of 124 chances this season.In 124 games with a line this season, the White Sox have a mark of 70-54-0 against the spread.Shane Smith (White Sox probable starter)Smith makes the start for the White Sox, his 22nd of the season. He is 3-7 with a 4.01 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 101 2/3 innings pitched.In his last time out on Wednesday, the righty threw five scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers while surrendering two hits.In 21 games this season, the 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.01, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .223 against him.Smith is trying to collect his fifth quality start of the year.Smith is trying for his third straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.8 frames per start.In five of his 21 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.The opposing Braves offense has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and ranks 15th in home runs hit (138) in all of MLB. They have a collective .243 batting average, and are 18th in the league with 1025 total hits and 18th in MLB action scoring 536 runs.White Sox batting statsThe White Sox rank 24th in MLB action with 120 total home runs.This season, Chicago’s .367 slugging percentage is the second-lowest percentage in the majors.The White Sox have the second-worst batting average in the majors (.229).Chicago scores the second-fewest runs in baseball (467 total, 3.8 per game).The White Sox rank 29th in MLB with a .299 on-base percentage.