White Sox-Orioles Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Camden Yards. Clayton Richard will be the starting pitcher for the White Sox on this day. Lefthander Richard is 1-2 this season with a 7.11 ERA. Starting this game for the Orioles will be Chris Waters. The lefthander has a 4.98 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The White Sox defeated Tampa Bay 6-5 as a -165 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Alexei Ramirez drove in the winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning for the White Sox, while Jim Thome was 3-4 with a home run and two RBI in the win. The Orioles lost to the Yankees 8-7 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (11). Brian Roberts and Aubrey Huff were both 3-5 with a home run and two RBI for Baltimore in the loss. Current streak: Baltimore has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 74-55 SU Baltimore: 61-68 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Baltimore are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a win are 6-4 Baltimore most recently: When playing on Monday are 2-8 Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road Chi White Sox are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chi White Sox's last 15 games when playing on the road against Baltimore The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games Baltimore is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox The total has gone OVER in 11 of Baltimore's last 15 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Baltimore home to Chi White Sox, Tuesday, August 26