Its Friday, June 6 and the Royals (33-30) are in Chicago to take on the White Sox (20-43).
Seth Lugo is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Davis Martin for Chicago.
The White Sox welcome the Royals into town following a split of a four-game series against the AL Central-leading Tigers. Tim Elko drove in the game-winner in the tenth inning in a 3-2 win for the ChiSox yesterday. The Royals come to town having taken two of three from the Cardinals in St. Louis. Maikel Garcia went 2-3 and drove in a pair of runs to pace the attack for KC in a 7-5 win last night.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Royals at White Sox
- Date: Friday, June 6, 2025
- Time: 7:40PM EST
- Site: Rate Field
- City: Chicago, IL
- Network/Streaming: FDSNKC, CHSN
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Odds for the Royals at the White Sox
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Royals (-176), White Sox (+147)
- Spread: Royals -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Royals at White Sox
- Pitching matchup for June 6, 2025: Seth Lugo vs. Davis Martin
- Royals: Seth Lugo (3-5, 3.45 ERA)
Last outing: 5/30 vs. Detroit – 3.1IP, 4ER, 5H, 2BB, 3Ks - White Sox: Davis Martin (2-6, 3.67 ERA)
Last outing: 5/31 at Baltimore – 6IP, 4ER, 5H, 1BB, 3Ks
- Royals: Seth Lugo (3-5, 3.45 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Royals at White Sox
- The Royals have won 4 of their last 5 road games against teams with losing records
- The Over is 4-1 in the White Sox’s last 5 games against AL Central teams
- The White Sox are showing a profit of 2.39 units on the Run Line in their last 5 games at Rate Field
- Bobby Witt Jr. has at least one hit in four straight games (5-16)
- Seth Lugo has averaged 4 Ks per start over his last 4 starts
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Royals and the White Sox
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Royals and the White Sox:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Kansas City Royals on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Chicago White Sox at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.
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