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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Twins vs White Sox MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Twins will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Scott Diamond in this game. Diamond has a 0-2 record and a 4.98 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the White Sox will be Jake Peavy. The righthander has a 5.14 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
In their last action, Minnesota was an 8-6 loser on the road against the White Sox. Bettors on Chicago at -145 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (14) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
Minnesota has lost 2 straight games.
Chicago has won 5 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 56-79 SU
Chicago: 68-65 SU
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing LA Angels are 4-6
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 16-5 SU in their last 21 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 17-8 SU in their last 25 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games 
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Next up:
Minnesota at LA Angels, Friday, September 2
Chi White Sox at Detroit, Friday, September 2