White Sox vs. Royals prediction: Kansas City predicted to win Sunday's MLB matchup [8/17/2025]

The Kansas City Royals and Chicago whitesox will lock horns in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, starting at 2:10PM ET.

The Royals will start Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.87 ERA), while the White Sox are going with Davis Martin (4-9, 4.17 ERA).

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven MLB model predicts the Royals as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the most recent data, our experts ran 10,000 simulations of Sunday's White Sox-Royals game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After accounting for recent updates and other variables, our prediction shows the Royals with a win probability of 60%, while the White Sox have 40%."

For expanded analysis of Sunday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive White Sox vs. Royals predictions page.

Royals vs. White Sox prediction: Who will win, cover the run line?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Sunday's MLB matchup between the White Sox and Royals 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives the Royals a 60% chance of defeating the White Sox.

According to our model, the White Sox (+1.5) have a 57% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 9.5 runs has a 52% chance of staying under.

White Sox vs. Royals odds [8/17/2025]

We have sourced the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	White Sox	Royals
Run Line	+1.5 (-142)	-1.5 (+120)
Moneyline	+145	-164
Total	o9.5 (-115)	u9.5 (-103)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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White Sox vs. Royals picks and best bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's White Sox vs. Royals matchup is on the run line.

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White Sox vs. Royals game-day updates and essential details

Sunday's MLB game between the Royals and White Sox at Kauffman Stadium is scheduled to begin at 2:10PM ET.

• Who: Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals
• Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025
• Time: 2:10PM ET/11:10AM PT
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict the Royals, with a 60% win probability, will likely beat the White Sox on Sunday.

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