Rays-White Sox Odds Preview

The fans at U.S. Cellular Field will be treated to a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago White Sox when they take their seats on Thursday. Ace lefthander Scott Kazmir will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Kazmir is 4-5 this season with a 6.62 ERA. Kazmir's opponent in this one will be Mark Buehrle. The White Sox ace lefthander has a 3.52 ERA to go along with a 10-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 122-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The White Sox rallied with three runs in the seventh inning and then held on for a 4-3 victory over the Rays on Wednesday, as +120 underdogs. The team's played UNDER the night's posted over/under (9). Alexei Ramirez went 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of RBIs for the White Sox. D.J. Carrasco improved to 3-0 with the win, and Matt Thornton picked up his second save. Pat Burrell homered for the Rays, while Dan Wheeler took the loss in relief. Oddsmakers had the Rays listed as -140 favorites. Team records: Tampa Bay: 52-43 SU Chicago: 49-45 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Thursday are 8-2 Before playing Toronto are 7-3 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 2-8 Before playing Detroit are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Tampa Bay's last 25 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games 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 at home Next up: Tampa Bay at Toronto, Friday, July 24 Chi White Sox at Detroit, Friday, July 24