At Rate Field on Friday, the Minnesota Twins (three straight defeats) take on the Chicago White Sox (two setbacks in a row) at 7:40 p.m. ET.
The Twins are favored (-138 moneyline odds) when they visit the White Sox (+115). The scheduled starters are Zebby Matthews (3-4) for the Minnesota Twins, and Aaron Civale (3-8) for the Chicago White Sox.
The Twins lost 8-3 against the Athletics yesterday, with Jose Urena getting credited with the loss. He threw five innings, giving up six earned runs on seven hits while striking out three. Royce Lewis went 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI to lead the Twins offensively.
Wednesday, the White Sox fell to the Braves 1-0. Martin Perez was the losing pitcher after throwing 5 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out five. Mike Tauchman paced the White Sox’s offense, going 1 for 4.
Here is everything you need to prepare for Friday’s Twins vs. White Sox game, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Twins (-138, bet $138 to win $100)Underdog: White Sox (+115, bet $100 to win $115)Over/under: 8.5Twins vs. White Sox: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, August 22, 2025Game time: 7:40 p.m. ETLocation: Chicago, IllinoisStadium: Rate FieldTV channel: CHSN and MNNTLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Twins stats and trendsTwins betting recordsThe Twins have won 36, or 49.3%, of the 73 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Minnesota is 20-14 this season when entering a game favored by -138 or more on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 58% chance to win.Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 54 of 126 opportunities.The Twins are 65-61-0 ATS in their 126 games with a spread this season.Zebby Matthews (Twins probable starter)Matthews gets the start for the Twins, his 11th of the season. He is 3-4 with a 5.06 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings pitched.The righty last pitched on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, when he threw four innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.In 10 games this season, the 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.06, with 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .278 against him.Matthews has one quality start under his belt this season.Matthews is looking to collect his sixth start of five or more innings this season in this game.In one of his 10 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.He will take the mound against a White Sox team that is batting .231 as a unit (28th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .370 (29th in MLB) with 125 total home runs (23rd in MLB).Twins batting statsThe Twins have hit 146 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.The offense for Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .395 this season, 19th in MLB.The Twins’ .237 batting average ranks 24th in the league this season.Minnesota has scored 525 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.The Twins have an OBP of .309 this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.Minnesota ranks 14th in strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.White Sox stats and trendsWhite Sox betting recordsThe White Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 125 games this year and have walked away with the win 44 times (35.2%) in those games.Chicago has a win-loss record of 38-70 when favored by +115 or worse by oddsmakers this year.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 46.5% chance of pulling out a win.Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 55 of its 127 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The White Sox have an against the spread mark of 73-54-0 in 127 games with a line this season.Aaron Civale (White Sox probable starter)Civale (3-8) gets the starting nod for the White Sox in his 17th start of the season. He has a 4.88 ERA in 79 1/3 innings pitched, with 65 strikeouts.In his most recent appearance on Saturday, the righty went six innings against the Kansas City Royals, allowing three earned runs while surrendering eight hits.The 30-year-old has an ERA of 4.88, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opposing batters have a .257 batting average against him.Civale is trying to collect his fourth quality start of the season in this matchup.Civale has 10 starts this year that he pitched five or more innings.He has had three appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.He will face a Twins team that is batting .237 as a unit (24th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .395 (19th in the league) with 146 total home runs (14th in MLB play).White Sox batting statsThe White Sox average 1.0 home run per game to rank 23rd in baseball with 125 total home runs.So far this season, Chicago has the second-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.370).The White Sox rank 28th in the majors with a .231 batting average.The offense for Chicago is No. 27 in MLB play scoring 3.9 runs per game (490 total runs).The White Sox are 28th in the majors with a .301 on-base percentage.