White Sox-Reds Odds Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Great American Ball Park in an interleague contest. The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Clayton Richard in this game. Richard has a 2-1 record and a 3.52 ERA this season. The Reds will counter Richard with Johnny Cueto. Righthander Cueto has a 2.17 ERA to go along with a 6-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Brandon Phillips belted a two-run homer and drove in the winning run to lift the Reds to a 4-3 victory over the White Sox on Friday, as -115 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9). Ramon Hernandez went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in the other runs for the Reds. Bronson Arroyo improved to 8-5 with the win, and Francisco Cordero collected his 17th save. Chris Getz belted a two-run homer for the White Sox, while Jose Contreras surrendered nine hits and three runs in the loss. Current streak: Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 31-36 SU Cincinnati: 34-32 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Cincinnati are 9-1 After playing Cincinnati are 8-1 After a loss are 4-6 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After playing Chi White Sox are 1-8 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing Cincinnati Chi White Sox are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati Chi White Sox are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games on the road Cincinnati is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home Cincinnati is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Cincinnati is 1-9 SU in their last 10 games when playing Chi White Sox Next up: Cincinnati home to Chi White Sox, Sunday, June 21