On Monday, a battle of AL Central rivals is on the docket, with the Chicago White Sox (47-83) hosting the Kansas City Royals (67-64) at 7:40 p.m. ET.
The White Sox are an underdog at home (+116) versus the Royals (-138). The Kansas City Royals will hand the ball to Noah Cameron (7-5, 2.53 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the White Sox will counter with Shane Smith (3-7, 4.12 ERA).
The Royals won their last contest versus the Tigers by a 10-8 score yesterday, with John Schreiber picking up the win pitching going 1 1/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out three. Maikel Garcia went 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively.
The White Sox knocked off the Twins 8-0 yesterday. Kyle Teel led the way offensively after going 3 for 4 with two RBIs, and Brandon Eisert got the win, throwing 1 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Monday’s Royals vs. White Sox contest, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Royals (-138, bet $138 to win $100)Underdog: White Sox (+116, bet $100 to win $116)Over/under: 8.5Royals vs. White Sox: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, August 25, 2025Game time: 7:40 p.m. ETLocation: Chicago, IllinoisStadium: Rate FieldTV channel: CHSN and FDSKCLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThe Royals have won 32, or 59.3%, of the 54 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Kansas City is 15-12 this season when entering a game favored by -138 or more on the moneyline.The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 58% chance of a victory for the Royals.Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 57 of 131 chances this season.The Royals have an ATS record of 69-62-0 in 131 games with a spread this season.Noah Cameron (Royals probable starter)Cameron (7-5) takes the mound for the Royals in his 19th start of the season. He has a 2.53 ERA in 103 2/3 innings pitched, with 83 strikeouts.His last appearance came on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers, when the left-hander threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up three hits.In 18 games this season, the 26-year-old has a 2.53 ERA and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .208 to opposing batters.Cameron has seven quality starts this year.Cameron is looking to pick up his 16th start of five or more innings this season in this game.He has had seven appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.He will face off against a White Sox squad that is hitting .233 as a unit (27th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .372 (28th in MLB) with 129 total home runs (22nd in MLB).In 5 1/3 innings over one appearance against the White Sox this season, Cameron has a 1.69 ERA and a 1.500 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .286.Royals batting statsThe Royals rank 26th in Major League Baseball with just 126 home runs as a team.The offense for Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .395 this season, 17th in MLB.The Royals have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.Kansas City has scored the fourth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 506 (3.9 per game).The Royals have an OBP of .308 this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.Kansas City ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 6.8 whiffs per contest.White Sox stats and trendsWhite Sox betting recordsThe White Sox have won in 46, or 35.9%, of the 128 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.This year, Chicago has won 36 of 106 games when listed as at least +116 or worse on the moneyline.The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 46.3% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 57 of its 130 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.In 130 games with a line this season, the White Sox have a mark of 75-55-0 against the spread.Shane Smith (White Sox probable starter)The White Sox are sending Smith (3-7) out for his 23rd start of the season. He is 3-7 with a 4.12 ERA and 102 strikeouts through 107 2/3 innings pitched.In his last appearance on Tuesday, the righty threw six innings against the Atlanta Braves, allowing four earned runs while surrendering seven hits.The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.12, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 22 games this season. Opponents are batting .228 against him.Smith has four quality starts under his belt this season.Smith will try to pitch five or more innings for his fourth straight appearance. He’s averaging 4.9 frames per outing.He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 22 appearances this season.The opposing Royals offense has a collective .247 batting average, and is 17th in the league with 1083 total hits and 27th in MLB play with 506 runs scored. They have the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.395) and are 26th in all of MLB with 126 home runs.Smith has thrown five innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out five against the Royals this season.White Sox batting statsThe White Sox rank 22nd in MLB play with 129 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.So far this year, Chicago is slugging .372, the third-lowest percentage in the majors.The White Sox are 27th in MLB with a .233 batting average.Chicago scores the fifth-fewest runs in baseball (512 total, 3.9 per game).The White Sox’s .303 on-base percentage is the third-worst in baseball.