Cubs vs. White Sox Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 18

The Chicago Cubs will look for continued production from a hitter on a roll versus the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday at 8:05 p.m. ET, at Wrigley Field. Pete Crow-Armstrong is currently on a two-game homer streak. Kevin Gausman (6-11, 4.53 ERA) will start for the Cubs, who are 73-53 this season and second in the NL Central. Bryan Hudson (3-4, 3.14 ERA) is the expected starter for the White Sox, who are 65-59 and first in the AL Central.

The Cubs (-173) are moneyline favorites at home over the White Sox (+152). The total for this contest is set at 9.

Cubs vs. White Sox Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Tuesday, August 18, 2026
• Game time: 8:05 p.m. ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Wrigley Field
• Favorite: Cubs (-173)
• Underdog: White Sox (+152)
• Over/under: 9

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Cubs vs. White Sox: Betting the Moneyline

• The Cubs have gone 50-37 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 57.5% of those games).
• The White Sox have won in 47, or 49.5%, of the 95 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• The Cubs have a record of 10-6, a 62.5% win rate, when they're favored by -173 or more by bookmakers this season.
• This season, the White Sox have come away with a win three times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +152 or longer on the moneyline.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 63.4% chance to win.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 39.7% chance of pulling out a win.

Cubs vs. White Sox: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Cubs have played in 126 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 68 times (68-55-3).
• The White Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 72 of their 124 games with a total this season.
• The Cubs have collected a 61-65-0 record against the spread this season (covering 48.4% of the time).
• The White Sox have an against the spread record of 74-50-0 in 124 games with a line this season.