Royals vs. White Sox Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 15
15 August 2025

The Kansas City Royals host the Chicago White Sox to open a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch at 8:10 p.m. ET on Friday. Noah Cameron (6-5, 2.52 ERA) gets the start for the Royals, who are 60-61 this season and third in the AL Central. Aaron Civale (3-7, 4.91 ERA) is expected to start for the White Sox, who are 44-77 and fifth in the AL Central.
The bookmakers have spoken, making the Royals (-178) a moderate moneyline favorite to defeat the White Sox (+147) at home. The game has an over/under set at 9 runs.
Royals vs. White Sox Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Friday, August 15, 2025
- Game time: 8:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- Favorite: Royals (-178)
- Underdog: White Sox (+147)
- Over/under: 9
How to Watch Royals vs. White Sox
- TV Channel: Chicago Sports Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Royals vs. White Sox: Betting the Moneyline
- The Royals are 27-21 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 56.2% of those games).
- Chicago has been victorious in 43, or 36.1%, of the 119 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Kansas City has entered nine games this season favored by -178 or more, and won each of those games.
- The White Sox have a win-loss record of 18-43 when favored by +147 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 64%.
- The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 40.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
Royals vs. White Sox: Betting the Spread & Total
- The Royals have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 53 times this season for a 53-67-1 record against the over/under.
- Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 53 of its 121 games with a total this season.
- The Royals are 63-58-0 ATS this season.
- The White Sox are 70-51-0 against the spread in their 121 games that had a posted line this season.