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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

White Sox vs Twins Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Target Field.
The White Sox will give the ball to starter Gavin Floyd in this one. Righthander Floyd is 8-9 this season with a 3.70 ERA.
It'll be Francisco Liriano toeing the rubber for the Twins in this contest. Lefthander Liriano is 11-7 with a 3.26 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Jim Thome's two-run, walk-off blast in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Twins past the White Sox 7-6 on Tuesday night.
Minnesota won as -125 home favorites, while the game played OVER the 7.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Thome finished 3-for-5 with three runs batted in for the Twins, as Ron Mahay picked up the win for Minnesota in relief of Scott Baker.
Mark Kotsay went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer for Chicago, while Matt Thornton took the loss after allowing Thome's shot in the bottom of the 10th.
Current streak:
Chicago has lost 3 straight games.
Minnesota has won 5 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 65-54 SU
Minnesota: 69-50 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 13 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Chi White Sox, Thursday, August 19

Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.