The Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals meet Friday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Chicago White Sox will send out Davis Martin for the start here and Martin is 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Royals, Martin is 1-2 with a 2.67 ERA and 23 strikeouts. Kris Bubic will start for Kansas City here and is 1-1 with a 4.09 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the White Sox, Bubic is 1-2 with a 2.35 ERA and 25 strikeouts.
Chicago White Sox Recap
The Chicago White Sox come into this game looking to add on to their 2-0 win over the Royals to start the series on Thursday. After this series, the White Sox will head home for a series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
White Sox Snap Three-Game Slide
Munetaka Murakami has 8 hits with 4 home runs and 7 RBIs while Miguel Vargas has 9 hits with 3 doubles, a triple, a home run and 7 RBIs while Colson Montgomery has 9 hits with 2 doubles, 2 home runs and 7 RBIs. Luisangel Acuna has 9 hits and Tristan Peters has 8 hits with a double so far this season. Chase Meidroth also has 11 hits with 3 doubles, a home run and 2 RBIs this year.
Kansas City Royals Recap
The Kansas City Royals come into this game looking to bounce back from their loss at the start of the series to Chicago last time out. After this series, the Royals will head on the road for a division series against the Detroit Tigers.
Royals Lose 6 Of Last 8
Kyle Isbel has 12 hits with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs while Jonathan India has 2 home runs and 8 RBIs on the year. Jac Caglianone has 9 hits with 2 doubles while Bobby Witt Jr. has 14 hits with a pair of doubles and 4 RBIs and Vinnie Pasquantino’s added 9 hits with a double and 5 RBIs on the year. Maikel Garcia also has 16 hits with 4 doubles, a home run and 7 RBIs this season. Carter Jensen’s also chipped in 3 home runs and 6 RBIs this season.
The Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals Betting Trends: April 10, 2026
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Kris Bubic Record this season: 1-1 ERA: 4.09
- Home Record: 1-1
- Last 5 against White Sox: 1-1
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The White Sox have lost each of their last nine night games at Kauffman Stadium following a win.
- The Royals have won 14 of their last 15 home games against the White Sox.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven road games against the Royals following a win.
- The Royals have covered the run line in seven of their last eight home games against the White Sox following a loss.
- The Royals have led after 3 innings in three of their last four night games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The White Sox have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six night games against American League opponents.
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Davis Martin Record this season: 2-0 ERA: 2.45
- Road Record: 1-0
- Last 5 against Royals: 1-2
Why the Chicago White Sox will win
- The White Sox have won each of their last seven games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have lost each of their last four games as favorites.
- The White Sox have covered the run line each of their last 11 road games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games as favorites.
- The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four games as favorites.
Total Runs Facts
- Thirteen of the last 14 games between the White Sox and Royals at Kauffman Stadium have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the White Sox’s last four games against AL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last six home games against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the White Sox’s last four games.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Jonathan India has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Kris Bubic has recorded six or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances in night games.
- Maikel Garcia has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 16 home games against AL Central opponents.
- Kris Bubic has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. ranks 1st in the league in Steals (8) this season.
Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts
- Andrew Benintendi has hit a home run in three of his last 10 road appearances against former teams.
- Austin Hays has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with his team as an underdog against AL opponents.
- Davis Martin ranks T3rd in the league for Wins (2) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Royals rank 4th in the league for steals this season (15).
- The Royals rank T26th in the league for home runs allowed this season (15).
- The White Sox rank 30th in the league for doubles this season (12).
- The White Sox rank 29th in the league for slugging percentage this season (.315).
Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals Prediction
I’m on the under here. Not because I think you’re going to see a pitching masterclass here, but because you have two inefficient offenses going head-to-head in this one and I think it could be a similar game to what we saw in the opener which finished with just two runs. I’m siding with the under here.