Rays vs. White Sox Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - April 16

The Tampa Bay Rays have a 2-0 series lead, aiming to sweep the Chicago White Sox on Thursday at Rate Field, at 2:10 p.m. ET. Steven Matz (3-0, 3.94 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 10-7 this season and first in the AL East. Jordan Leasure (1-0, 4.00 ERA) is the expected starter for the White Sox, who are 6-12 and fifth in the AL Central.

Despite playing on the road, the Rays are still a decent moneyline favorite (-132) over the White Sox (+112). The contest has an over/under set at 8.5.

Rays vs. White Sox Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Thursday, April 16, 2026
• Game time: 2:10 p.m. ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Rate Field
• Favorite: Rays (-132)
• Underdog: White Sox (+112)
• Over/under: 8.5

How to Watch Rays vs. White Sox

• TV Channel: CHSN and RAYS
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Rays vs. White Sox: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have compiled a 5-4 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 55.6% of those games).
• Chicago has been pegged as an underdog in 18 games this year and has walked away with the win six times (33.3%) in those games.
• Tampa Bay has played as favorites of -132 or more twice this season and split those games.
• This year, the White Sox have won six of 17 games when listed as at least +112 or worse on the moneyline.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rays a 56.9% chance to win.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the White Sox have a 47.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Rays vs. White Sox: Betting the Spread & Total

• In the 17 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 12 times (12-3-2).
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 11 of its 18 games with a total.
• The Rays have covered 58.8% of their games this season, going 10-7-0 against the spread.
• The White Sox are 7-11-0 against the spread in their 18 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.