White Sox at Cubs prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 16
Friday, the Cubs (25-19) open up a weekend series at Wrigley Field against their crosstown rivals, the White Sox (14-30).
Shane Smith is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Cade Horton for Chicago.
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The White Sox were stymied in their efforts to win their third in a row yesterday as they were smacked by the Reds, 7-1. The Sox managed just four hits off Nick Martinez and a couple of Reds' relievers. Miguel Vargas had two of the four hits for Chicago.
The Cubs were off Thursday. They are 12-10 at home this season. Chicago is in first place in the NL Central but are just 4-6 in their last ten games. Nico Hoerner leads the team with a .274 batting average.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch White Sox at Cubs
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 2:20PM EST
Site: Wrigley Field
City: Chicago, IL
Network/Streaming: CHSN, MARQ, MLBN
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Odds for the White Sox at the Cubs
The latest odds as of Thursday:
Moneyline: White Sox (+186), Cubs (-225)
Spread: Cubs -1.5
Total: 12.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for White Sox at Cubs
Pitching matchup for May 16, 2025: Shane Smith vs. Cade Horton
White Sox: Shane Smith (1-2, 2.08 ERA)
Last outing: 5/10 vs. Miami - 6IP, 0ER, 4H, 0BB, 7Ks Cubs: Cade Horton (1-0, 6.75 ERA)
Last outing: 5/10 at Mets - 4IP, 3ER, 4H, 0BB, 5Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of White Sox at Cubs
The Cubs have won 3 in a row at Wrigley against the Sox
The Cubs are just 10-12 on the Run Line at Wrigley this season
Game Totals in White Sox games are 8-2 to the UNDER in their last 10 games
Kyle Tucker is 11-49 (.224) in May
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Expert picks & predictions for Friday's game between the White Sox and the Cubs
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the White Sox and the Cubs:
Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Chicago Cubs 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 12.0.
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