MLB Betting: Blue Jays vs White Sox

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday when they battle the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. The Blue Jays will give the ball to starter Shaun Marcum in this one. Righthander Marcum is 1-1 this season with a 3.12 ERA. Marcum's opponent in this one will be Mark Buehrle. The White Sox ace lefthander has a 5.30 ERA to go along with a 2-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Blue Jays extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-0 win over the White Sox on Thursday, as +157 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Fred Lewis drove in both runs for the Blue Jays, and Dana Eveland pitched a two-hit shutout through seven innings for the win. John Danks gave up two earned runs off eight hits in his seven innings in the loss for the White Sox. Current streak: Toronto has won 5 straight games. Team records: Toronto: 17-13 SU Chicago: 12-17 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Toronto are 5-5 After playing Toronto are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road Toronto is 17-4 SU in their last 21 games when playing Chi White Sox Toronto is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games at home Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto Chi White Sox are 4-17 SU in their last 21 games when playing Toronto Next up: Chi White Sox home to Toronto, Saturday, May 8 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.