Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Betting Odds and Pick

A key battle on the MLB betting odds menu sees the visiting Kansas City Royals dueling the Chicago White Sox on Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Reynaldo Lopez gets the call for the Chicago White Sox and he will try to build on a 0-0 mark. In the other dugout, Danny Duffy brings a 7-7 ledger to the game for the Kansas City Royals as he tries to quiet the White Sox bats.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The Chicago White Sox were listed as 150 moneyline underdogs earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while odds makers set the Sportsbook total line around 9.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark prediction models pick the White Sox to win this game 5.8-4.3. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Chicago White Sox sport a record of 44-68 heading into this matchup, while the Kansas City Royals sit at 57-57 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Chicago vs Kansas City injuries news.

The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Chicago White Sox at No. 30 and the Kansas City Royals at No. 15 heading into this contest.

Statistical Matchup

Offensively, the game matches up Chicago White Sox No. 24 ranked offense (4.31 runs per game) against a Kansas City Royals defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 14 at 4.6 runs allowed per game. The Chicago White Sox have been averaging 8.74 hits per game, less than the Kansas City Royals have managed so far this season (8.74 hits on average).

Chicago owns the No. 21 defense, allowing 4.31 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Kansas City's No. 14-rated defense.