Cubs vs White Sox Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for May 17

Odds updated as of 2:11 p.m.
The Chicago Cubs will face the Chicago White Sox in MLB action on Sunday.
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- Chicago Cubs (29-17) vs. Chicago White Sox (23-22)
- Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
- Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
- Venue: Rate Field — Chicago, Illinois
- Coverage: CHSN and MARQ
- All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Moneyline: CHC: (-134) | CHW: (+114)
- Spread: CHC: -1.5 (+126) | CHW: +1.5 (-152)
- Total: 9 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)
Cubs vs White Sox Probable Starting Pitchers
Probable Pitchers: Colin Rea (Cubs) – 4-2, 4.68 ERA vs Erick Fedde (White Sox) – 0-4, 3.77 ERA
The Cubs will look to Colin Rea (4-2) versus the White Sox and Erick Fedde (0-4). When Rea starts, his team is 2-4-0 against the spread this season. Rea’s team has won each of the three games he’s started as the moneyline favorite. When Fedde starts, the White Sox are 3-3-0 against the spread. The White Sox have been the moneyline underdog in six of Fedde’s starts this season, and they went 2-4 in those games.
- The Cubs vs White Sox moneyline has the Cubs as a -134 favorite, while the White Sox are a +114 underdog at home.
- The Cubs are 1.5-run favorites on the runline against the White Sox. The Cubs are +126 to cover, while the White Sox are -152 to cover.
- Cubs versus White Sox, on May 17, has an over/under of 9, with the over being -110 and the under -110.
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- The Cubs have been chosen as favorites in 29 games this year and have walked away with the win 20 times (69%) in those games.
- This season, the Cubs have come away with a win 13 times in 19 chances when named as a favorite of at least -134 or better on the moneyline.
- The Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in 26 of their 45 games with a total this season.
- The Cubs have an against the spread mark of 21-24-0 in 45 games with a line this season.
- The White Sox have won 50% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (19-19).
- The White Sox have gone 14-15 when they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +114 or longer (48.3%).
- The White Sox have combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total 24 times this season for a 24-19-0 record against the over/under.
- The White Sox have collected a 25-18-0 record against the spread this season (covering 58.1% of the time).
Cubs Player Leaders
- Nico Hoerner has an OPS of .730, fueled by an OBP of .337 and a team-best slugging percentage of .393 this season. He has a .262 batting average.
- Among qualified batters in the majors, his batting average ranks 67th, his on-base percentage ranks 77th, and he is 92nd in slugging.
- Hoerner hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .143 with two walks and an RBI.
- Ian Happ leads the Cubs in OBP (.374) and total hits (38) this season. He’s batting .235 while slugging .469.
- Among qualifying hitters, his batting average places him 113th, his on-base percentage 30th, and his slugging percentage 45th.
- Dansby Swanson has collected 28 base hits, an OBP of .297 and a slugging percentage of .351 this season.
- Alex Bregman has four home runs, 14 RBI and a batting average of .256 this season.
- Bregman brings a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is batting .293 with a double, a home run, four walks and two RBIs.
- Miguel Vargas is hitting .247 with six doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 30 walks. He’s slugging .506 with an on-base percentage of .373.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, his batting average ranks 92nd, his on-base percentage is 31st, and he is 24th in slugging.
- Vargas heads into this game on an eight-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is batting .314 with two doubles, four home runs, six walks and nine RBIs.
- Munetaka Murakami leads his team with 37 hits and a .376 on-base percentage. He has a batting average of .236 while slugging .567.
- He is currently 110th in batting average, 29th in on-base percentage and 10th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
- Colson Montgomery is hitting .238 with eight doubles, 13 home runs and 16 walks.
- Chase Meidroth paces his team with a .384 slugging percentage.
- 5/16/2026: 8-3 CHW (Favorite: White Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -108, Underdog Moneyline: -108)
- 5/15/2026: 10-5 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -132, Underdog Moneyline: +112)
- 7/27/2025: 5-4 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -174, Underdog Moneyline: +146)
- 7/26/2025: 6-1 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -188, Underdog Moneyline: +158)
- 7/25/2025: 12-5 CHW (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -186, Underdog Moneyline: +156)
- 5/18/2025: 6-2 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -260, Underdog Moneyline: +215)
- 5/17/2025: 7-3 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10, Favorite Moneyline: -310, Underdog Moneyline: +250)
- 5/16/2025: 13-3 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 11.5, Favorite Moneyline: -235, Underdog Moneyline: +194)
- 8/10/2024: 3-1 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -230, Underdog Moneyline: +190)
- 8/9/2024: 7-6 CHC (Favorite: Cubs, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -148, Underdog Moneyline: +126)
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