White Sox vs. Cubs Odds & Betting Predictions - August 19, 2026

White Sox at Cubs

6:20 pm • MARQ
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Starting Pitchers
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Clay Holmes logoC.HolmesChicago Cubs logo3.512-3
Sean Newcomb logoS.NewcombChicago White Sox logo2.712-4

White Sox at Cubs Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
White Sox
75-71
+1.5
+1.5-169
o7.5-112
+133
Cubs
81-66
u8
-1.5+147
u7.5-106
-143
location pinWednesday 6:20 p.m.
August 19, 2026
Wrigley FieldChicago
White Sox vs. Cubs Expert Picks
Kyle Murray
Kyle Murray
Last 30d: 54-58-3 (-3.4u)
C.Holmes u4.5 Ks-102
1u
Sandy Plashkes
Sandy Plashkes
Last 30d: 49-58-0 (-3.4u)
CWS +130
1.3u
Topper
Topper
Last 30d: 148-170-6 (-26.3u)
Under 7.5-105
0.95u
Wind In Good Home Pitcher (***) Overall: 265-161-12,62% (ROI:20%) Season:6-1-1,86% (ROI:54%) #TSA
CWS +131
1.31u
Momentum Shift Spot (***) Overall: 668-453-0,60% (ROI:13%) Season:20-12-0,63% (ROI:19%) #TSA
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 268-316-7 (-38.6u)
C.Holmes o16.5 Outs-121
1.21u
Under 8-115
1u
Mike McNamara
Mike McNamara
Last 30d: 54-61-1 (+4.4u)
CWS +130
0.33u

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White Sox vs. Cubs Public Betting Percentages

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White Sox

Public

21%

Bets%

79%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

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Cubs
71-7631-4140-3543-5527-20
White Sox
83-6344-3039-3321-1961-44

Over/Under History

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Cubs
81-6640-3241-3454-4426-21
White Sox
81-64-142-31-139-3321-18-159-46

Straight-Up (ML) History

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Cubs
81-6641-3140-3556-4223-24
White Sox
75-7143-3132-4023-1751-54

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Aug 19thCWSW 4-3-1.5 LU 9.5CHC -170
Aug 18thCWSW 7-5-1.5 WO 8.5CHC -157
Aug 16thSTLL 4-11-1.5 LO 9STL -172
Aug 15thSTLL 4-8-1.5 LO 9STL -183
Aug 14thSTLW 3-0-1.5 WU 8CHC -184

White Sox vs. Cubs Injury Updates

White Sox Injuries

  • Mike Vasil
    RP

    Vasil is out with elbow

    Out

  • Ky Bush
    SP

    Bush is out with elbow

    Out

  • Brooks Baldwin
    LF

    Baldwin is out with elbow

    Out

  • Drew Thorpe
    SP

    Thorpe is out with elbow

    Out

Cubs Injuries

  • Tyler Austin
    1B

    Austin is out with knee

    Out

  • Justin Steele
    SP

    Steele is out with elbow

    Out

White Sox vs. Cubs Box Score
White Sox Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Sean Newcomb logoLS.Newcomb, P34200
Jose Urquidy logoRJ.Urquidy, P68680
Grant Taylor logoRG.Taylor, P12120
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Sam Antonacci logo1S.Antonacci, LF0-3000
Brenton Doyle logo1B.Doyle, CF0-0000
Munetaka Murakami logo2M.Murakami, 1B0-5000
Miguel Vargas logo3M.Vargas, 3B2-3200
Andrew Benintendi logo4A.Benintendi, DH1-2001
Randal Grichuk logo4R.Grichuk, PH1-2100
Randal Grichuk logo4R.Grichuk, DH1-2100
Braden Montgomery logo5B.Montgomery, RF2-4002
Colson Montgomery logo6C.Montgomery, SS1-4000
Chase Meidroth logo7C.Meidroth, 2B1-4000
Tristan Peters logo8T.Peters, CF0-3000
Tristan Peters logo8T.Peters, LF0-3000
Jake Rogers logo9J.Rogers, C1-4000
Cubs Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Clay Holmes logoRC.Holmes, P865.111
Caleb Thielbar logoLC.Thielbar, P60.210
Trent Thornton logoRT.Thornton, P17110
Ryan Rolison logoLR.Rolison, P180.202
Aaron Civale logoRA.Civale, P341.120
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Pete Crow-Armstrong logo1P.Crow-Armstrong, DH0-4000
Seiya Suzuki logo2S.Suzuki, RF0-2000
Alex Bregman logo3A.Bregman, 3B0-4000
Michael Busch logo4M.Busch, 1B0-3000
Nico Hoerner logo5N.Hoerner, SS0-3000
Pedro Ramirez logo6P.Ramirez, 2B0-2000
Carson Kelly logo7C.Kelly, C0-3000
Ian Happ logo8I.Happ, LF0-3000
Tyrone Taylor logo9T.Taylor, CF2-2000
Michael Conforto logo9M.Conforto, PH0-1000

White Sox vs. Cubs Odds Comparison

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White Sox at Cubs Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
White Sox
75-71
N/A
N/A
Cubs
81-66
N/A
N/A