Major League Baseball Betting: 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 Saturday when they battle at U.S. Cellular Field in an interleague contest. Righthander Carlos Silva will take the mound for the Cubs to start this game. Silva is 8-2 this season with a 3.01 ERA. Starting this game for the White Sox will be Freddy Garcia. The righthander has a 4.85 ERA to go along with a 8-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jake Peavy tossed a three-hit shutout through seven innings with nine strikeouts on Friday, as the White Sox defeated the Cubs 6-0 in the series-opener. The White Sox won that game as -162 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Carlos Quentin belted a three-run homer for the White Sox, and Peavy improved to 7-5 with the win. Carlos Zambrano gave up four runs off four hits in the first inning and was tagged with the Cubs loss. Current streak: Chicago has won 10 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 32-41 SU Chicago: 38-34 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 9-1 After playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After a win are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chi Cubs's last 16 games on the road Chi Cubs are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games 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 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games Chi White Sox are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs Next up: Chi White Sox home to Chi Cubs, Sunday, June 27 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.