White Sox-Twins Pointers

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins meet at The Metrodome. The White Sox will give the ball to starter Gavin Floyd in this one. Righthander Floyd is 10-6 this season with a 3.57 ERA. Floyd's opponent in this one will be Livan Hernandez. The Twins righthander has a 5.31 ERA to go along with a 10-7 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 106-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Justin Morneau drove in three runs to lift the Twins over the White Sox 6-5 on Tuesday night. Minnesota won as -130 home favorites as the game played over the 9.5-run total posted by oddsmakers. Joe Mauer was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for the Twins, while winning pitcher Glen Perkins gave up four runs over six innings for Minnesota. Nick Swisher and Brian Anderson went deep for Chicago, as Clayton Richard allowed five runs over 4 2-3 innings to take the loss for the White Sox. Current streak: Chicago has lost 3 straight games. Minnesota has won 4 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 59-46 SU Minnesota: 59-47 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Minnesota are 5-5 After playing Minnesota are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 13 games Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Minnesota Minnesota is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Minnesota is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Minnesota home to Chi White Sox, Thursday, July 31