Kenny G labeled the White Sox a worthwhile flyer at +158 with Kumar Rocker still shaking off rust. Rocker owns an 8.87 ERA and just yielded five earned to Tampa in his first outing since April 23, a start in which his fastball velocity sat a full tick below his pre-injury average. Aaron Civale has a 4.91 ERA but has quietly limited opponents to two earned or fewer in four straight, giving Chicago a surprising starting-pitching edge. The White Sox bullpen is mediocre (4.33 ERA), yet Texas’ stingy 3.42 relief corps may be forced into early duty if Rocker labors again. Offensively, the Rangers have put up crooked numbers recently (16-2-16 outbursts), but Kenny reminded listeners they still rank 26th in runs and 27th in batting average over the full season. With Globe Life Field producing an MLB-best 26-9 Under record, he expects a tight, low-variance game where the plus-money dog carries outsized value.

With Texas sitting around –400 behind Jacob deGrom, Guy Boston Sports said the only playable side is Chicago +2.5 runs. He expects deGrom to shove but questions whether the Rangers’ inconsistent bats justify laying two-and-a-half at minus money. Rookie Mike Vasil is an unknown, yet the tout noted Texas has posted a single-digit run total in three of its last five and does not deserve such extreme pricing. He suggested pairing the +2.5 at reasonable juice with a lean to the full-game under, banking on deGrom’s dominance plus a sleepy Rangers lineup to keep scoring in check.

JDBetsHQ fired on Rangers –1.5 despite the –165 juice, calling it 'Texas by 30.' Chicago is treating the day as a bullpen game with rookie Mike Vasil projected for only 3 innings, and that unit has coughed up runs in every recent multi-inning assignment. On the other side, Jacob deGrom has given up two or fewer earned runs in six straight starts and owns a 1.5 ERA in that span. Spreadsheet metrics show Texas green across scoring, average and hard-hit categories while Chicago sits red in the same columns. With the Rangers’ potent bats facing a suspect relief carousel and deGrom silencing a bottom-five lineup, he expects an easy multi-run margin and is comfortable paying up for the spread.

B Wade is fading Corey Seager under 1.5 hits + runs + RBIs until the star shows signs of life. Since coming off the IL, Seager has cashed this line once in 12 games—and that lone hit came in a 16-run outburst where everybody else feasted. Texas hung 16 again Thursday and Seager still went 0-for. Friday he faces Adrian Hauser, cruising with a sub-1.50 ERA and ~1.00 WHIP. Given Seager’s ice-cold bat and a stingy opponent, Wade sees no reason to stop shorting him.