White Sox-Royals Pointspread Pointers

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals meet at Kauffman Stadium. Ace Mark Buehrle will be the starting pitcher for the White Sox on this day. Lefthander Buehrle is 8-9 this season with a 3.69 ERA. Starting this game for the Royals will be Kyle Davies. The righthander has a 4.34 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 148-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ken Griffey Jr. made an impact with his new team as he drove in two runs to lead the White Sox in doubling the Royals 4-2 on Friday, as -140 favorties. The game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5). Griffey Jr. finished 2-for-4 at the plate for the White Sox, who remained tied for the division lead. Javier Vazquez tossed six innings for the win, allowing two runs off five hits. Billy Butler had two hits with one RBI for the Royals Luke Hochevar gave up four runs off 10 hits over six innings in the loss. The Royals were +125 underdogs. Team records: Chicago: 61-47 SU Kansas City: 50-60 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing Kansas City Chi White Sox are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Kansas City is 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Kansas City is 3-9 SU in their last 12 games when playing Chi White Sox Kansas City is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home Next up: Kansas City home to Chi White Sox, Sunday, August 3