Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark. Lefthander John Danks will take the mound for the White Sox to start this game. Danks is 7-6 this season with a 3.62 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Tommy Hunter who starts for the Rangers. Righthander Hunter is 4-0 with a 2.15 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Alex Rios went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs as the White Sox beat the Rangers 5-3 on Friday. The White Sox won that game as +168 underdogs, while the eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. J.J. Putz pitched in relief and picked up the win, and Matt Thornton turned away the side in the ninth for his fourth save. Neftali Feliz surrendered three hits and two runs over one inning of relief in suffering the loss. Current streak: Texas has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 41-37 SU Texas: 47-32 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Texas are 3-7 After a win are 8-2 Texas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games Chi White Sox are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games on the road Chi White Sox are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games when playing Texas Chi White Sox are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home Texas is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games Texas is 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Texas is 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing Chi White Sox Next up: Texas home to Chi White Sox, Sunday, July 4 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close. |