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The Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Target Field.
The White Sox will give the ball to starter Mark Buehrle in this one. Lefthander Buehrle is 8-5 this season with a 3.21 ERA.
The Twins will counter Buehrle with Nick Blackburn. Righthander Blackburn has a 4.49 ERA to go along with a 7-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
The White Sox were a 7-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -111 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 7-1 loser on the road against the Angels. Bettors on Los Angeles at -163 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
Chicago has lost 6 straight games.
Chicago has lost 6 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 52-58 SU
Minnesota: 51-60 SU
Chicago: 52-58 SU
Minnesota: 51-60 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi White Sox's last 17 games
Chi White Sox are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 10-1 SU in their last 11 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi White Sox's last 17 games
Chi White Sox are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 10-1 SU in their last 11 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Next up:
Minnesota home to Chi White Sox, Saturday, August 6
Minnesota home to Chi White Sox, Saturday, August 6
