Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander John Danks in this game. Danks has a 12-9 record and a 3.65 ERA this season. Danks's opponent in this one will be Clay Buchholz. The Red Sox righthander has a 2.21 ERA to go along with a 15-5 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the White Sox to a 6-4 win over the Indians, and a sweep of the three-game series on Wednesday. The White Sox won that game as -130 favorites, and the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Tony Pena went three innings of relief to earn the win for the White Sox, while Chris Sale collected his first save with a scoreless ninth. David Ortiz drove in a pair of runs as the Red Sox defeated the Orioles 6-4 on Thursday. The Red Sox won the game as -135 favorites, and the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Adrian Beltre went deep for the Red Sox, and Daisuke Matsuzaka took the win with his 5 2-3 innings of work. Jonathan Papelbon surrendered two hits in closing out the ninth for the save. Current streak: Team records: Boston: 76-58 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Boston are 3-7 After playing Cleveland are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After playing Baltimore are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games on the road Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Boston is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox Next up: 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. |