MLB Preview: Cleveland Indians (5-4) vs. Chicago White Sox (4-5)
The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox will meet on the field at U.S. Cellular Field on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Danny Salazar will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Righthander Salazar is 0-0 this season with a 3.17 ERA.
Starting this game for the White Sox will be John Danks. The lefthander has a 3.86 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.
The Indians were a 2-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Padres. That made winners of bettors who got San Diego at +110 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Chicago, they were a 10-4 loser as they battled the Rockies on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rockies at -168 were rewarded, while the 14 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Team records:
Cleveland: 5-4 SU
Chicago: 4-5 SU
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Chi White Sox are 9-1
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 1-9
After playing Colorado are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland’s last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox’s last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Chi White Sox’s last 23 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Chi White Sox’s last 19 games
Next up:
Chi White Sox home to Cleveland, Friday, April 11
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