WGN MLB Odds: White Sox vs Indians

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians meet at Progressive Field. The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace lefthander Mark Buehrle in this game. Buehrle has a 3-5 record and a 4.55 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Indians will be Jake Westbrook. The righthander has a 4.56 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Mitch Talbot allowed two runs over seven innings to earn the win, as the Indians defeated the White Sox 7-3 on Tuesday night. Cleveland won as +120 home underdogs, while the game played OVER the 9-run total listed by sportsbooks. Luis Valbuena drove in two runs for the Indians, as Shin-Soo Choo went 2-for-4 with a homer for Cleveland. Mark Kotsay was 3-for-4 with a run batted in for Chicago, while Jake Peavy was tagged for six runs over six innings to take the loss for the White Sox. Team records: Chicago: 19-26 SU Cleveland: 17-27 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After playing Cleveland are 3-7 After a loss are 7-3 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 8-2 Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3 After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Chi White Sox are 6-12 SU in their last 18 games on the road Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 9 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games Cleveland is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox Cleveland is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Next up: Chi White Sox at Tampa Bay, Thursday, May 27 Cleveland at NY Yankees, Friday, May 28 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.