MLB Handicapping: Indians vs White Sox

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox meet at U.S. Cellular Field. The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Justin Masterson in this game. Masterson has a 0-5 record and a 5.87 ERA this season. The White Sox will counter Masterson with John Danks. Lefthander Danks has a 3.34 ERA to go along with a 4-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total is sitting at 8½. The Indians lost to Detroit 12-6 as a +175 underdog on Thursday. The 18 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Shin-Soo Choo drove in two runs for Cleveland and David Huff gave up five runs on six hits in three innings. Freddy Garcia allowed two earned runs over seven innings to get the win, as the White Sox edged the Rangers 4-3 on Thursday night. Chicago won as +100 home underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the 9-run total posted by sportsbooks. Current streak: Cleveland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 19-33 SU Chicago: 23-30 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After playing Detroit are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Cleveland are 3-7 After playing Texas are 3-7 After a win are 1-9 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox Cleveland is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone OVER in 11 of Cleveland's last 15 games Cleveland is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Cleveland Chi White Sox are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games at home Chi White Sox are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland Next up: Chi White Sox home to Cleveland, Saturday, June 5 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