Baseball Handicapping: Cubs vs White Sox

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at U.S. Cellular Field in an interleague contest. The Cubs will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Ryan Dempster in this game. Dempster has a 5-6 record and a 3.56 ERA this season. Dempster's opponent in this one will be John Danks. The White Sox lefthander has a 3.23 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Paul Konerko belted a game-winning home run in the bottom of the eighth inning on Saturday, as the White Sox defeated the Cubs 3-2. The White Sox won that game as -130 favorites, and the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. J.J. Putz picked up the win with a scoreless eighth, and Matt Thornton secured the victory with his third save of the season. Aramis Ramirez went deep for the Cubs, while Andrew Cashner gave up the winning run and was saddled with the loss. Current streak: Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Chicago has won 11 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 32-42 SU Chicago: 39-34 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Pittsburgh are 2-8 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Kansas City are 3-7 After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After a win are 10-0 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games Chi White Sox are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs Next up: Chi Cubs home to Pittsburgh, Monday, June 28 Chi White Sox at Kansas City, Monday, June 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.