Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at U.S. Cellular Field. Jon Lester will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Lefthander Lester is 19-8 this season with a 2.96 ERA. Lester's opponent in this one will be John Danks. The White Sox lefthander has a 3.74 ERA to go along with a 14-11 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. A.J. Pierzynski had two hits and hit a solo home run as the White Sox beat the Red Sox 5-2 on Wednesday. The White Sox won the game as -115 favorites, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Freddy Garcia improved to 12-6 with the victory, and Matt Thornton notched his eighth save. Josh Beckett surrendered 11 hits and four runs over six innings in the loss. Current streak: Team records: Chicago: 85-73 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Cleveland are 4-6 After playing Boston are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Boston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road Boston is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox Boston is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox Chi White Sox are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games Chi White Sox are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Boston Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Boston Chi White Sox are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games at home Next up: Chi White Sox home to It's an indisputable fact that the top football handicappers are at OffshoreInsiders.com, but now the secrets as to why they become the nation's No. 1 sports handicapping website are out. |