Rays-White Sox Lines Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago White Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at U.S. Cellular Field. Jeff Niemann will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Righthander Niemann is 8-4 this season with a 3.55 ERA. Niemann's opponent in this one will be Clayton Richard. The White Sox lefthander has a 5.75 ERA to go along with a 3-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 137-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Paul Konerko went 2-for-4 with a three-run shot to lead the White Sox over the Rays 4-3 on Monday night. Chicago cashed as -110 home favorites as the teams played UNDER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. Winning pitcher Gavin Floyd allowed three runs over seven innings for the White Sox, who got a run batted in from Jermaine Dye in the payday. Carl Crawford was 2-for-3 with a solo drive for Tampa Bay, while David Price was handed the loss after giving up four runs over six innings for the Rays. Team records: Tampa Bay: 51-42 SU Chicago: 48-44 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 Chicago most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Tampa Bay's last 24 games when playing Chi White Sox Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Chi White Sox are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games Next up: Chi White Sox home to Tampa Bay, Wednesday, July 22