Red Sox-White Sox Vegas Betting Odds

The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at U.S. Cellular Field. The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka in this game. Matsuzaka has a 12-2 record and a 3.04 ERA this season. The White Sox will counter Matsuzaka with Jose Contreras. Righthander Contreras has a 4.60 ERA to go along with a 7-6 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The White Sox defeated Boston 5-3 as a +100 underdog on Friday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Mark Buehrle went seven strong innings, allowing one run on four hits with eight strikeouts for Chicago, while Orlando Cabrera was 2-3 with a pair of RBI in the win. Dustin Pedroia delivered a three-run home run for Boston, while Jon Lester was tagged for four runs in seven innings to take the loss. Team records: Boston: 66-50 SU Chicago: 64-50 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 2-8 After playing Boston are 2-8 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox Boston is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox Boston is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 16 of Chi White Sox's last 22 games Next up: Chi White Sox home to Boston, Sunday, August 10