White Sox vs Twins Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The division rival Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins are set to renew hostilities on Tuesday when they meet at Target Field. The White Sox will give the ball to starter John Danks in this one. Lefthander Danks is 12-8 this season with a 3.19 ERA. Danks's opponent in this one will be Scott Baker. The Twins ace righthander has a 4.76 ERA to go along with a 10-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total is sitting at 8. The White Sox lost to Detroit 13-8 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The 21 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10). Paul Konerko hit a two-run home run for the White Sox and Andruw Jones was 3-4 with a solo home run. The Twins defeated Oakland 4-2 as a -150 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Kevin Slowey pitched seven shutout innings for Minnesota and Jim Thome hit a three-run home run in the win. Current streak: Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Minnesota has won 4 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 65-53 SU Minnesota: 68-50 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Minnesota are 4-6 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games when playing on the road against Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Chi White Sox's last 21 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games Next up: Minnesota home to Chi White Sox, Wednesday, August 18 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.