Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at U.S. Cellular Field. The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Mitch Talbot in this game. Talbot has a 6-4 record and a 3.78 ERA this season. It'll be Jake Peavy toeing the rubber for the White Sox in this contest. Righthander Peavy is 4-4 with a 6.23 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jhonny Peralta had four hits and drove in four runs to lead the Indians over the White Sox 10-1 on Friday, as +160 underdogs. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Justin Masterson allowed just one run off five hits over 5 2-3 innings to pick up the win. John Danks surrendered four runs off nine hits in his 5 1-3 innings in the loss. Team records: Chicago: 23-31 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Cleveland are 3-7 After playing Cleveland are 3-7 After a loss are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox Cleveland is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox Cleveland is 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone OVER in 12 of Cleveland's last 16 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games at home Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games Next up: Chi White Sox home to The founder of forensic sports handicapping, Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty. |