Orioles-White Sox Odds Preview

The Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at U.S. Cellular Field. Brad Bergesen will be the starting pitcher for the Orioles on this day. Righthander Bergesen is 6-3 this season with a 3.54 ERA. It'll be ace Mark Buehrle toeing the rubber for the White Sox in this contest. Lefthander Buehrle is 9-3 with a 3.66 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The White Sox were out hit, but managed to come away with a 12-8 victory over the Orioles in Friday night's opener. The White Sox won that game as -170 favorites, and the combined 20 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5). Jim Thome belted a grand slam homer, and went deep for a three-run dinger with seven RBIs for the White Sox. John Danks scattered seven hits and three runs over five innings to collect his eighth win of the season. Adam Jones smacked a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs for the Orioles, who were +150 underdogs. Jason Berken gave up six runs over 4 1-3 innings. Team records: Baltimore: 40-49 SU Chicago: 46-43 SU Baltimore most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Baltimore are 7-3 After playing Baltimore are 4-6 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Baltimore Chi White Sox are 11-5 SU in their last 16 games Next up: Chi White Sox home to Baltimore, Sunday, July 19