White Sox-Cubs Odds Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Wrigley Field. Lefthander John Danks will take the mound for the White Sox to start this game. Danks is 4-5 this season with a 4.81 ERA. The Cubs will counter Danks with ace Carlos Zambrano. Righthander Zambrano has a 3.39 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The White Sox defeated Milwaukee 5-4 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The nine runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). A.J. Pierzynski was 3-5 and drove in the winning run in the ninth inning for Chicago, while Gordon Beckham drove in a pair of runs in the win. The Cubs defeated Minnesota 3-2 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5). Ryan Theriot was 2-3 with two RBI for Chicago and Ted Lilly allowed two runs on nine hits in 7 2-3 innings. Current streak: Chicago has won 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 30-34 SU Chicago: 30-30 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 8-2 Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-6 After playing Milwaukee are 8-2 After a win are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After playing Minnesota are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chi White Sox's last 15 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs Chi Cubs are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Next up: Chi Cubs home to Chi White Sox, Wednesday, June 17