MLB Handicapping: White Sox vs Rays

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Tropicana Field. Freddy Garcia will be the starting pitcher for the White Sox on this day. Righthander Garcia is 3-3 this season with a 5.68 ERA. The Rays will counter Garcia with David Price. Lefthander Price has a 2.41 ERA to go along with a 7-1 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Jeff Niemann tossed eight solid innings on Thursday, and the Rays toppled the White Sox 5-1. The Rays won that game as -183 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Carl Crawford homered and drove in a pair of runs, while Evan Longoria also went deep for the Rays. Gavin Floyd surrendered four hits and three earned runs over seven innings in the loss. Team records: Chicago: 20-27 SU Tampa Bay: 33-15 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chi White Sox's last 20 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Chi White Sox are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 20 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 15 games Next up: Tampa Bay home to Chi White Sox, Saturday, May 29 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.