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The
Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox will both be trying to pick
up a win on Friday when they battle at U.S. Cellular Field.
The
Rangers will trot Matt Harrison out to the mound in this one.
Lefthander Harrison has a 10-8 record and a 3.19 ERA this season.
The
White Sox will counter Harrison with Jake Peavy. Righthander Peavy
has a 4.91 ERA to go along with a 4-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Rangers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus
the White Sox, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Last
time out for Texas, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Angels
on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Angels at -137 were
rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals
bettors.
In
their last action, Chicago was a 4-2 loser at home against the
Indians. Bettors on Cleveland at -122 on the moneyline collected
their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER
bettors home happy as well.
Current
streak:
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.
Team
records:
Texas: 72-53 SU
Chicago: 61-62 SU
Texas
most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing
Chi White Sox are 7-3
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a
loss are 7-3
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday
are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing Cleveland
are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
A
few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's
last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
Texas is 7-1 SU in its
last 8 games on the road
Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The
total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing on the
road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi
White Sox's last 9 games when playing Texas
The total has gone
UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing at home
against Texas
Chi White Sox are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games
Chi
White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home
against Texas
Next
up:
Chi White Sox home to Texas, Saturday, August 20