Baseball Odds: 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 Friday when they battle at U.S. Cellular Field. Ace Carlos Zambrano will be the starting pitcher for the Cubs on this day. Righthander Zambrano is 3-4 this season with a 5.40 ERA. It'll be Jake Peavy toeing the rubber for the White Sox in this contest. Righthander Peavy is 6-5 with a 5.07 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Marlon Byrd drove in the winning run in the top of the 13th inning on Thursday, lifting the Cubs to a 3-2 win over the Mariners. The Cubs won that game as +151 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks. John Grabow pitched two scoreless innings of relief for the victory, and Tom Gorzelanny earned his first save of the season. Paul Konerko's two-run homer lifted the White Sox to a 2-0 victory over the Braves on Thursday. The White Sox won that game as a -110 pick'em, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. J.J. Putz tossed a scoreless eighth for the win, and Bobby Jenks closed out the ninth for his 17th save. Current streak: Chicago has won 9 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 32-40 SU Chicago: 37-34 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After playing Seattle are 5-3 After a win are 1-9 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Chi Cubs are 9-1 After playing Atlanta are 5-3 After a win are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi Cubs's last 14 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 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 Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs Next up: Chi White Sox home to Chi Cubs, Saturday, June 26 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com