White Sox at Rays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 21
Sean Burke is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Shane Baz for Tampa Bay.
The White Sox enter the series on a high having swept the Pirates over the weekend in the Steel City. The Sox outscored the Bucs, 27-7. Sunday, Chicago won 7-2. Miguel Vargas and Mike Tauchman each drove in three for the Sox.
Tampa Bay won two of three against Baltimore over the weekend missing out on the sweep yesterday when they lost 5-3. Ryan Pepiot allowed five earned runs over just six innings and took the loss for Tampa. With the loss, Tampa dropped to 6.5 games behind the Blue Jays in the American League East.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch White Sox at Rays
Date: Monday, July 21, 2025
Time: 7:35PM EST
Site: George M. Steinbrenner Field
City: Tampa, FL
Network/Streaming: CHSN, FDSNSUN
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Odds for the White Sox at the Rays
The latest odds as of Monday:
Moneyline: White Sox (+180), Rays (-219)
Spread: Rays -1.5
Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for White Sox at Rays
Pitching matchup for July 21, 2025: Sean Burke vs. Shane Baz
White Sox: Sean Burke (4-8, 4.36 ERA)Last outing: July 12 vs. Cleveland - 5IP, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 5Ks
Rays: Shane Baz (8-5, 4.17 ERA)Last outing: July 12 at Boston - 6.1IP, 1ER, 5H, 2BB, 3Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of White Sox at Rays
With Shane Baz starting, the Rays are 12-7 (.632) this season
The Under has cashed in the Rays' last 4 games with Shane Baz as the opener
With Shane Baz toeing the rubber betting the Rays on the Run Line would have returned a 4.30-unit profit in 2025
Miguel Vargas was 4 -13 and scored 5 runs in the weekend sweep of Pittsburgh
Junior Caminero was 6-14 in the weekend series against Baltimore
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight's game between the White Sox and the Rays
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday's game between the White Sox and the Rays:
Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Tampa Bay Rays 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 under on the Game Total of 9.0.
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