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No MLB team made more as an underdog in 2026 than the White Sox: one unit on them in each of their 111 games as the underdog returned 10.29 units. The home games did the work, and that is where our White Sox predictions start.

Underdogs that paid

The Chicago White Sox went 84-78 in the 2026 regular season and were the underdog in 111 of their 162 games. They won 55 of those. One unit on the White Sox moneyline in every game returned 10.37 units; only two teams returned more.

Their money came at short underdog prices. Below +130 they went 40-34 and made 10.66 units; at +150 or longer they went 5-10 and lost 2.13. Their two longest wins came at +163, over the Toronto Blue Jays on 3 April and the Los Angeles Dodgers on 14 June.

The White Sox 2026 regular season, game by game2026-03-26 at Milwaukee Brewers 2-142026-03-28 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-62026-03-29 at Milwaukee Brewers 7-92026-03-30 at Miami Marlins 9-42026-03-31 at Miami Marlins 2-92026-04-01 at Miami Marlins 0-102026-04-03 v Toronto Blue Jays 5-42026-04-04 v Toronto Blue Jays 6-32026-04-05 v Toronto Blue Jays 3-02026-04-06 v Baltimore Orioles 1-22026-04-07 v Baltimore Orioles 2-42026-04-08 v Baltimore Orioles 3-52026-04-09 at Kansas City Royals 2-02026-04-10 at Kansas City Royals 0-22026-04-11 at Kansas City Royals 0-22026-04-12 at Kansas City Royals 6-52026-04-14 v Tampa Bay Rays 5-82026-04-15 v Tampa Bay Rays 3-82026-04-16 v Tampa Bay Rays 3-52026-04-17 at Athletics 9-22026-04-18 at Athletics 6-72026-04-19 at Athletics 7-42026-04-21 at Arizona Diamondbacks 11-52026-04-22 at Arizona Diamondbacks 7-112026-04-23 at Arizona Diamondbacks 4-12026-04-24 v Washington Nationals 5-42026-04-25 v Washington Nationals 3-62026-04-26 v Washington Nationals 1-22026-04-27 v Los Angeles Angels 8-72026-04-28 v Los Angeles Angels 5-22026-04-29 v Los Angeles Angels 3-22026-05-01 at San Diego Padres 8-22026-05-02 at San Diego Padres 4-02026-05-03 at San Diego Padres 3-42026-05-04 at Los Angeles Angels 6-02026-05-05 at Los Angeles Angels 3-42026-05-06 at Los Angeles Angels 2-82026-05-08 v Seattle Mariners 8-122026-05-09 v Seattle Mariners 6-12026-05-10 v Seattle Mariners 2-12026-05-12 v Kansas City Royals 6-52026-05-13 v Kansas City Royals 6-52026-05-14 v Kansas City Royals 6-22026-05-15 v Chicago Cubs 5-102026-05-16 v Chicago Cubs 8-32026-05-17 v Chicago Cubs 9-82026-05-18 at Seattle Mariners 1-62026-05-19 at Seattle Mariners 2-12026-05-20 at Seattle Mariners 4-52026-05-22 at San Francisco Giants 9-42026-05-23 at San Francisco Giants 3-102026-05-24 at San Francisco Giants 5-82026-05-25 v Minnesota Twins 3-12026-05-26 v Minnesota Twins 3-52026-05-27 v Minnesota Twins 15-22026-05-28 v Minnesota Twins 6-22026-05-29 v Detroit Tigers 4-32026-05-30 v Detroit Tigers 7-12026-05-31 v Detroit Tigers 2-12026-06-01 at Minnesota Twins 6-92026-06-02 at Minnesota Twins 4-62026-06-03 at Minnesota Twins 8-02026-06-05 at Philadelphia Phillies 6-82026-06-06 at Philadelphia Phillies 6-32026-06-07 at Philadelphia Phillies 5-92026-06-09 v Atlanta Braves 6-52026-06-10 v Atlanta Braves 2-12026-06-12 v Los Angeles Dodgers 8-22026-06-13 v Los Angeles Dodgers 1-72026-06-14 v Los Angeles Dodgers 6-42026-06-16 at New York Yankees 2-122026-06-17 at New York Yankees 5-102026-06-18 at New York Yankees 5-12026-06-19 at Detroit Tigers 3-42026-06-20 at Detroit Tigers 1-42026-06-21 at Detroit Tigers 4-52026-06-22 v Cleveland Guardians 6-52026-06-23 v Cleveland Guardians 2-12026-06-24 v Cleveland Guardians 3-42026-06-26 v Kansas City Royals 22-12026-06-27 v Kansas City Royals 2-12026-06-28 v Kansas City Royals 4-52026-06-29 at Baltimore Orioles 8-22026-06-30 at Baltimore Orioles 9-32026-07-01 at Baltimore Orioles 1-62026-07-02 at Cleveland Guardians 5-62026-07-03 at Cleveland Guardians 3-42026-07-04 at Cleveland Guardians 3-12026-07-05 at Cleveland Guardians 7-62026-07-07 v Boston Red Sox 1-82026-07-08 v Boston Red Sox 0-52026-07-09 v Boston Red Sox 1-22026-07-10 v Athletics 14-12026-07-11 v Athletics 1-02026-07-12 v Athletics 9-12026-07-17 at Toronto Blue Jays 12-42026-07-18 at Toronto Blue Jays 0-12026-07-19 at Toronto Blue Jays 3-02026-07-20 at Texas Rangers 10-32026-07-21 at Texas Rangers 0-102026-07-22 at Texas Rangers 4-22026-07-24 v Houston Astros 5-92026-07-25 v Houston Astros 1-42026-07-26 v Houston Astros 12-32026-07-27 v New York Yankees 5-92026-07-28 v New York Yankees 2-32026-07-29 v New York Yankees 6-52026-07-30 v New York Yankees 2-12026-07-31 at Tampa Bay Rays 6-12026-08-01 at Tampa Bay Rays 0-12026-08-02 at Tampa Bay Rays 9-12026-08-04 at Boston Red Sox 2-142026-08-05 at Boston Red Sox 0-42026-08-06 at Boston Red Sox 11-122026-08-07 v Cleveland Guardians 2-82026-08-08 v Cleveland Guardians 6-32026-08-09 v Cleveland Guardians 5-32026-08-11 v Cincinnati Reds 4-52026-08-12 v Cincinnati Reds 5-02026-08-13 v Cincinnati Reds 8-92026-08-14 at Detroit Tigers 9-52026-08-15 at Detroit Tigers 4-32026-08-16 at Detroit Tigers 7-52026-08-17 at Chicago Cubs 5-72026-08-18 at Chicago Cubs 3-42026-08-19 at Chicago Cubs 3-02026-08-20 v Atlanta Braves 0-22026-08-21 v New York Mets 6-42026-08-22 v New York Mets 5-102026-08-23 v New York Mets 2-12026-08-24 v Texas Rangers 2-112026-08-25 v Texas Rangers 11-72026-08-26 v Texas Rangers 10-42026-08-28 at Minnesota Twins 7-42026-08-29 at Minnesota Twins 3-22026-08-30 at Minnesota Twins 1-52026-08-31 at Houston Astros 3-62026-09-01 at Houston Astros 5-12026-09-02 at Houston Astros 0-22026-09-03 at Houston Astros 2-62026-09-04 v Minnesota Twins 4-12026-09-05 v Minnesota Twins 4-62026-09-06 v Minnesota Twins 10-12026-09-08 v Pittsburgh Pirates 3-92026-09-09 v Pittsburgh Pirates 2-42026-09-10 v Pittsburgh Pirates 0-22026-09-11 at St. Louis Cardinals 3-72026-09-12 at St. Louis Cardinals 6-52026-09-13 at St. Louis Cardinals 1-32026-09-14 at Cleveland Guardians 7-32026-09-15 at Cleveland Guardians 6-72026-09-16 at Cleveland Guardians 3-62026-09-17 v Detroit Tigers 3-12026-09-18 v Detroit Tigers 8-112026-09-19 v Detroit Tigers 3-12026-09-20 v Detroit Tigers 8-12026-09-22 at Kansas City Royals 14-112026-09-23 at Kansas City Royals 4-52026-09-24 at Kansas City Royals 9-12026-09-25 v Colorado Rockies 6-12026-09-26 v Colorado Rockies 6-92026-09-27 v Colorado Rockies 4-2Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margin0
84-78 in 162 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Home is the bet

At home they went 48-33 and made 12.63 units, second in MLB behind the Tampa Bay Rays. On the road they went 36-45 and lost 2.26. The price sharpens it: as home underdogs they won 26 of 42 for 13.36 units; as road underdogs they won 29 of 69 and lost 3.07.

The White Sox at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (81)won 48 (59.3%)Away (81)won 36 (44.4%)Favorite (51)won 29 (56.9%)Underdog (111)won 55 (49.5%)50%
2026 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

As favorites they went 29-22 and made 0.08 units, next to nothing.

May made the season, 18-10 and 8.42 units. September gave 3.31 back at 12-13.

One unit on the White Sox to win, every game0+5+10+15+10.37 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 162 priced 2026 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The AL Central

They had a winning record against every division rival, 33-19 across the four (13 games each) and 14.15 units up. The Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers went 4-9 against them, worth 5.09 and 4.72 units to White Sox backers. The Minnesota Twins went 5-8 and the Cleveland Guardians 6-7. Outside the division, backing them lost 3.78 units, with an 0-6 against the Boston Red Sox.

The White Sox against the teams they played mostCleveland Guardians7-6Detroit Tigers9-4Kansas City Royals9-4Minnesota Twins8-5Houston Astros2-5New York Yankees3-4Athletics5-1Baltimore Orioles2-4
2026 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Getting the runs, and the over

The run-line record of 92-70 was second-best in MLB, built on the 1.5 runs they were given: in 111 such games they covered 73, 65.8%. League-wide, run lines getting 1.5 came in 58.2% of the time. Laying 1.5 as favorites they covered 18 of 41, 43.9%, against 43.1% for all MLB favorites there. Their games went over 92 times and under 68, with two pushes; only two teams’ games went over more often.

Questions and answers

Were the White Sox a good bet as underdogs in 2026?

Yes. They won 55 of 111 games as the underdog and returned 10.29 units, the most of any MLB team.

Did the White Sox make money at home in 2026?

Yes: 48-33 at home and 12.63 units, second only to the Rays.

How did the White Sox do against the AL Central?

33-19, a winning record against all four rivals, and 14.15 units up.

Past games

  1. White Sox at Guardians · 10 OctWhite Sox +119
  2. Guardians at White Sox · 8 OctWhite Sox -103
  3. Guardians at White Sox · 7 OctNo bet
  4. White Sox at Astros · 30 SepChicago beat Houston 7-3, completed a two-game Wild Card sweep and rewarded ScoresAndStats bettors who backed the White Sox moneyline at +1…
  5. White Sox at Astros · 29 SepThis White Sox vs Astros recap delivered the only outright underdog winner on the September 29 MLB board.
  6. Rockies at White Sox · 27 SepThis Rockies vs White Sox game recap came down to one decisive inning.
  7. Rockies at White Sox · 26 SepThis Rockies vs White Sox game recap rewarded the most important part of the pregame analysis: do not lay an inflated favorite price simply…
  8. Rockies at White Sox · 25 SepThe White Sox vs Rockies recap delivered a clean favorite-margin result.
  9. White Sox at Royals · 24 SepThe White Sox vs Royals recap turned into a postseason celebration almost immediately.
  10. Royals at White Sox · 23 SepThe Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals recap starts with the verified final: Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 5.
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  1. Royals at White Sox · 22 SepThe Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals recap starts with the verified final: Chicago White Sox 14, Kansas City Royals 11.
  2. Tigers at White Sox · 20 SepThe Detroit Tigers visit the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, with f…
  3. Tigers at White Sox · 19 SepThe Tigers vs White Sox recap rewarded bettors who ignored Friday’s 19-run shootout.
  4. White Sox at Tigers · 18 SepThe Tigers vs White Sox recap was shaped before the second inning began.
  5. Tigers at White Sox · 17 SepThe Tigers vs White Sox recap was essentially decided in the first inning.
  6. Guardians at White Sox · 16 SepThe White Sox vs Guardians recap turned on one sixth-inning swing.
  7. White Sox at Guardians · 15 SepThe White Sox vs Guardians recap ended with the favorite surviving in the least comfortable way possible.
  8. White Sox at Guardians · 14 SepThe White Sox vs Guardians recap delivered Monday's cleanest verified MLB underdog result.
  9. White Sox at Cardinals · 13 SepThe White Sox vs Cardinals recap turned on one swing in the sixth.
  10. White Sox at Cardinals · 12 SepThe White Sox vs Cardinals recap came down to one swing with two outs left in Chicago’s final inning.

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