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The fans at U.S. Cellular Field will be treated to a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox when they take their seats on Friday.
Tim Wakefield will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Righthander Wakefield is 6-3 this season with a 5.22 ERA.
Wakefield's opponent in this one will be Gavin Floyd. The White Sox righthander has a 4.07 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
Boston lost its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Royals on July 28. Bettors who backed the Royals at +258 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, Chicago was a 2-1 winner at home against the Tigers. Bettors on Chicago at -111 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Team records:
Boston: 64-39 SU
Chicago: 51-52 SU
Boston: 64-39 SU
Chicago: 51-52 SU
Boston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Chi White Sox are 2-8
After playing Kansas City are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 8-2
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a win are 4-6
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Chi White Sox are 2-8
After playing Kansas City are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 8-2
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Boston
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Boston
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games
Next up:
Chi White Sox home to Boston, Saturday, July 30
Chi White Sox home to Boston, Saturday, July 30
