Guardians vs White Sox Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Aug 8

Chicago White Sox' Kyle Teel, right, is greeted by Lenyn Sosa after he scored on a double by Brooks Baldwin during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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The Cleveland Guardians (-125) visit Rate Field to take on the Chicago White Sox (+105) on August 8, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 pm in Chicago, IL.

This season, the Guardians are 58-59 against the spread (ATS), while the White Sox are 65-47 ATS.

Guardians vs White Sox Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Guardians starting pitcher: Gavin Williams 11-6, 3.56 ERA
  • White Sox starting pitcher: Anthony Kay 8-5, 4.00 ERA

Guardians vs. White Sox Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Guardians-1.5 +145O 7.5 -120-125
White Sox +1.5 -180U 7.5 +100+105

Guardians vs White Sox Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Guardians will win Saturday‘s MLB game with 52.4% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Guardians players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Guardians Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Patrick Bailey has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 9 games (+18.00 Units / 200% ROI)
  • Jose Ramirez has hit the RBIs Under in 18 of his last 20 games (+13.80 Units / 32% ROI)
  • Steven Kwan has hit the Hits Over in 18 of his last 20 games (+13.60 Units / 32% ROI)
  • Gavin Williams has hit the Walks Allowed Under in 15 of his last 20 games (+11.40 Units / 48% ROI)
  • Jose Ramirez has hit the Walks Under in 13 of his last 15 away games (+9.05 Units / 30% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for White Sox players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best White Sox Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Chase Meidroth has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 6 games at home (+18.00 Units / 300% ROI)
  • Drew Romo has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 19 of his last 25 games (+14.35 Units / 49% ROI)
  • Munetaka Murakami has hit the Total Bases Over in 16 of his last 20 games at home (+13.10 Units / 53% ROI)
  • Drew Romo has hit the Hits Under in 18 of his last 25 games (+10.95 Units / 40% ROI)
  • Chase Meidroth has hit the Singles Under in his last 9 games at home (+9.20 Units / 90% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the Game Total Under in 26 of their last 40 away games (+10.25 Units / 23% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the Team Total Under in 24 of their last 40 away games (+6.10 Units / 13% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have covered the Run Line in 9 of their last 12 away games (+5.55 Units / 32% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 21 of their last 50 away games (+5.30 Units / 9% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in their last 5 games (+5.25 Units / 85% ROI)
  • The Chicago White Sox have hit the Moneyline in 30 of their last 45 games at home (+15.95 Units / 31% ROI)
  • The Chicago White Sox have covered the Run Line in 29 of their last 45 games at home (+11.70 Units / 19% ROI)
  • The Chicago White Sox have hit the Game Total Over in 23 of their last 40 games at home (+5.35 Units / 12% ROI)
  • The Chicago White Sox have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 14 of their last 22 games at home (+5.30 Units / 21% ROI)
  • The Chicago White Sox have hit the Team Total Under in 12 of their last 19 games at home (+3.90 Units / 17% ROI)

Guardians Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Guardians are 56-60 against the Run Line (-7.4 Units / -4.9% ROI).

  • 58-59 when betting on the Moneyline for -5.6 Units / -3.98% ROI
  • 56-61 when betting on the total runs Over for -10.6 Units / -8.3% ROI
  • 61-56 when betting on the total runs Under for -1.3 Units / -1% ROI

White Sox Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the White Sox are 65-47 against the Run Line (+4.25 Units / 2.59% ROI).

  • 59-56 when betting on the Moneyline for +10.35 Units / 8.41% ROI
  • 65-48 when betting on the total runs Over for +12.5 Units / 9.93% ROI
  • 48-65 when betting on the total runs Under for -23.85 Units / -18.76% ROI

White Sox vs Guardians Home Run Prop Bets Today

Yes
Munetaka Murakami +300
Colson Montgomery +350
Jo Adell +350
Jose Ramirez +400
Miguel Vargas +425

White Sox vs Guardians Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Jose Ramirez 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Steven Kwan 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Chase DeLauter 0.5 -210 0.5 +155
Jo Adell 0.5 -200 0.5 +145
Angel Martinez 0.5 -190 0.5 +140

White Sox vs Guardians Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Travis Bazzana 0.5 -275 0.5 +195
Chase Meidroth 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Andrew Benintendi 0.5 -235 0.5 +175
Jo Adell 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Tristan Peters 0.5 -200 0.5 +150

Guardians Keys to the Game vs. the White Sox

The Guardians were 77-2 (.975) when leading entering the 8th inning in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .899.

The Guardians were 33-4 (.868) when they had 10 or more hits in the 2025 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .743.

The Guardians were 12-6 (.667) when tied entering the 8th inning in the 2025 season — tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Guardians were 71-2 (.973) when leading entering the 7th inning in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .856.

White Sox Keys to the Game vs. the Guardians

The White Sox were just 40-103 (.280) when allowing 5 or more extra base hits in the 2024 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .538.

The White Sox were just 41-121 (.253) in the 2024 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The White Sox were just 0-79 (.000) when trailing entering the 7th inning in the 2024 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .143.

The White Sox were just 33-23 (.589) when leading entering the 7th inning in the 2024 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .856.

The Guardians are batting just .217 on the road this season — lowest in MLB.

Guardians hitters are slugging just .369 this season — lowest in MLB.

Guardians hitters have an OPS of just .691 (3,070 PA’s) against RHP this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

Guardians hitters are slugging just .360 on the road this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

White Sox hitters have 56 extra-base hits out of 116 total hits (48%) when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — best in MLB.

30% of White Sox hitters strikeouts have come on 95+ MPH fastballs this season — tied for 2nd highest in MLB.

White Sox hitters have an OBP of just .236 (2,296 PA’s) with two-strikes this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

White Sox hitters have grounded into 51 double plays in 814 opportunities (6%) this season — best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers have a strikeout rate of 25% this season — 3rd best in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of 27% against Guardians pitchers this season — 4th best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers have a strikeout rate of 27% in late innings this season — tied for best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers have a strikeout rate of 25% with runners in scoring position this season — 2nd best in MLB.

The White Sox have won 52% of home games in which their opponents scored first this season — 2nd highest in MLB.

The White Sox pitchers have allowed their opponents to score first in just 37% of their games on the road this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

White Sox pitchers have an ERA of 3.38 (519.0 IP) at home this season — 4th best in MLB.

White Sox pitchers have an ERA of 3.13 (276.1 IP) against division opponents this season — 4th best in MLB.

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