White Sox-Twins Odds Preview

The Chicago White Sox will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the Minnesota Twins at The Metrodome. Jose Contreras will be the starting pitcher for the White Sox on this day. Righthander Contreras is 4-9 this season with a 4.80 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Francisco Liriano who starts for the Twins. Lefthander Liriano is 4-10 with a 5.56 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Nick Punto knocked in two runs, as the Twins topped the White Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night. Minnesota won as -120 home favorites as the game played UNDER the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers. Scott Baker allowed only one run over six innings to earn the win for the Twins, while Joe Nathan picked up his 28th save of the season for Minnesota. Gordon Beckham went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for Chicago, as Mark Buehrle gave up five runs over 6 1-3 innings to take the loss for the White Sox. Current streak: Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Minnesota has won 3 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 51-50 SU Minnesota: 51-50 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After playing Minnesota are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing LA Angels are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 11 games when playing on the road against Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing Minnesota Minnesota is 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Minnesota is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Next up: Chi White Sox home to NY Yankees, Thursday, July 30 Minnesota home to LA Angels, Friday, July 31