Cardinals at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for June 18
Its Wednesday, June 18 and the Cardinals (38-35) are in Chicago to take on the White Sox (23-50).
Sonny Gray is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Sean Burke for Chicago.
St. Louis smacked Chicago, 12-2, last night to open the series. Brendan Donovan picked up 4 of St. Louis' 13 hits in the game. Edgar Quero had two hits in the loss for the ChiSox.
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Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Cardinals at White Sox
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time: 7:40PM EST
Site: Rate Field
City: Chicago, IL
Network/Streaming: FDSNMW, CHSN
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Odds for the Cardinals at the White Sox
The latest odds as of Wednesday:
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Moneyline: Cardinals (-190), White Sox (+157)
Spread: Cardinals -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Cardinals at White Sox
Pitching matchup for June 18, 2025: Sonny Gray vs. Sean Burke
Cardinals: Sonny Gray (7-2, 3.84 ERA)
Last outing: 6/12 at Milwaukee - 4.1IP, 6ER, 8H, 1BB, 4Ks White Sox: Sean Burke (3-7, 4.71 ERA)
Last outing: 6/11 at Houston - 3.2IP, 7ER, 8H, 1BB, 4Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Cardinals at White Sox
The Cardinals have won 4 of their last 5 on the road against AL Central teams
The Over is 19-13-3 in the White Sox's home games this season
The Cardinals have covered in 4 of their last 5 games showing a profit of 1.98 units
Brendan Donovan has at least 1 hit in 7 of his last 8 games (12-33)
Edgar Quero is hitting .359 (14-39) in June
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight's game between the Cardinals and the White Sox
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Wednesday's game between the Cardinals and the White Sox:
Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the St. Louis Cardinals on the Moneyline.
Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Chicago White Sox at +1.5.
Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.
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