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MLB Matchup

White Sox @ Cubs

Tue, Aug 18 12:05 AMWrigley FieldMLB.TV
Final
CHW 5 - 7 CHC
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Odds

DraftKings
Run Line
CHW +1.5·CHC -1.5
Moneyline
CHW +145·CHC -155
Total
8
White Sox
Away
White Sox
68-62
29-36 road
W
L
W
L
W
Cubs
Home
Cubs
75-56
38-27 home
W
L
L
L
W

AI Analysis

LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Cubs ML
-161· moderate risk
62%

Shota Imanaga holds a 1.22 ERA advantage (3.74 vs 4.96) over Luis Castillo, which is the dominant MLB signal and the clearest directional edge in this matchup.

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Starting Pitchers

Luis Castillo
CHW
Luis Castillo
(4-10, 5.19)
5.19
ERA
Shota Imanaga
CHC
Shota Imanaga
(8-9, 3.78)
3.78
ERA

Season Series — CHW 3 - CHC 3

CHW 3-0 CHC
Aug 19
CHW 4-3 CHC
Aug 19
CHW 7-5 CHC
Aug 18
CHW 9-8 CHC
May 17
CHW 8-3 CHC
May 16
CHW 10-5 CHC
May 15

Batting

0.237
#23
AVG
0.250
#7
0.727
#10
OPS
0.762
#1
174
#3
HR
174
#3
618
#6
R
684
#1
591
#7
RBI
645
#2
71
#20
SB
99
#10

Pitching

4.09
#13
ERA
4.12
#16
1.300
#17
WHIP
1.260
#11
1099
#16
K
1007
#26
464
#19
BB
393
#6
32
#26
QS
40
#20
33
#16
SV
29
#23

Bullpen & Advanced

8.5
#16
K/9
7.7
#26
0.239
#13
OPP AVG
0.244
#17
0.713
#15
OPP OPS
0.728
#21
54
#27
HLD
49
#30

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ATS Records

77-53
Overall ATS
64-67
37-28
Away/Home ATS
28-37
10-20
As Favorite
40-57
67-33
As Underdog
24-10
0-0-2
Over/Under
0-0-7
7-3
Last 10 ATS
4-6
ATS Win%
0.6%
Avg spread: +0.8
Avg margin: +0.3
ATS Win%
0.5%
Avg spread: -0.7
Avg margin: +0.9

Scoring

4.75
R/G
5.22
4.42
RA/G
4.34
0.4
DIFF
0.9

Injury Report

CHWKyle TeelC
10-Day-IL
CHWDavis MartinSP
15-Day-IL
CHWDrew ThorpeSP
60-Day-IL
CHWJoey BartC
10-Day-IL
CHWChris MurphyRP
15-Day-IL
CHWJordan LeasureRP
60-Day-IL
CHWPrelander BerroaRP
60-Day-IL
CHWKy BushSP
60-Day-IL
CHCPhil MatonRP
60-Day-IL
CHCGavin HollowellRP
15-Day-IL
CHCBen BrownRP
60-Day-IL
CHCRiley MartinRP
60-Day-IL
CHCHunter HarveyRP
60-Day-IL
CHCJustin SteeleSP
60-Day-IL
CHCMatt ShawRF
10-Day-IL
CHCDansby SwansonSS
10-Day-IL