May 08, 2025 1:19 PM EST

Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals 5/8/2025

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The Kansas City Royals are 14-5 at home this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Chicago White Sox who are 3-16 on the road this season. The Royals have a better than 60% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Royals starter Kris Bubic is forecasted to have a better game than White Sox starter Davis Martin. Kris Bubic has a 65% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Davis Martin has a 42% chance of a QS. If Kris Bubic has a quality start the Royals has a 79% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.4 and he has a 33% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Royals win 68%. In Davis Martin quality starts the White Sox win 56%. He has a 29% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 56% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Kansas City Royals is Bobby Witt Jr. who averaged 2.47 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 42% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Royals have a 78% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Chicago White Sox is Luis Robert Jr. who averaged 1.87 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 29% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the White Sox have a 49% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Kansas City Royals

Chicago White SoxRECORDKansas City RoyalsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road3-16, 16% -995Record at Home14-5, 74% 487Kansas City Royals
VS Kansas City Royals0-3, 0% -300VS Chicago White Sox3-0, 100% 129Kansas City Royals
vs Team .500 or Better7-21, 25% -890vs Team Under .50016-3, 84% 1020Kansas City Royals
Record As Road Underdog3-16, 16% -995Record As Home Favorite11-4, 73% 282Kansas City Royals
When Davis Martin Starts1-6, 14% -455When Kris Bubic Starts4-3, 57% 22Kansas City Royals

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Kansas City Royals

Chicago White SoxRECORDKansas City RoyalsRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road3-13, 19% -695Record at Home10-2, 83% 442Kansas City Royals
VS Kansas City Royals0-3, 0% -300VS Chicago White Sox3-0, 100% 129Kansas City Royals
vs Team .500 or Better5-16, 24% -701vs Team Under .50011-1, 92% 790Kansas City Royals
Record As Road Underdog3-13, 19% -695Record As Home Favorite8-1, 89% 330Kansas City Royals
When Davis Martin Starts1-4, 20% -255When Kris Bubic Starts2-3, 40% -166Kansas City Royals

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Chicago White SoxRECORDKansas City RoyalsRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD7-12, 37% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME6-13, 32% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS5-11, 31% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS2-10, 17% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON37-40, 48% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON38-44, 46% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Davis Martin STARTS4-3, 57% OverOVER-UNDER IN Kris Bubic STARTS2-4, 33% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Chicago White Sox Road Games: 11-8, 58% +188 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 11-8, 58% +38 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago White Sox Road Games: 10-6, 62% +268 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 7-5, 58% -7

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Chicago White Sox Road Games: 16-3, 84% +359 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 13-6, 68% +249 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago White Sox Road Games: 13-3, 81% +232 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 9-3, 75% +204

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Chicago White Sox Road Games: 12-7, 63% + 430 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 15-4, 79% + 1060 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago White Sox Road Games: 11-5, 69% + 550 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 10-2, 83% + 780

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