Orioles-White Sox Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Baltimore Orioles on Friday when they battle the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

Righthander Jason Berken will take the mound for the Orioles to start this game. Berken is 1-6 this season with a 5.87 ERA.

It’ll be John Danks toeing the rubber for the White Sox in this contest. Lefthander Danks is 7-6 with a 3.91 ERA so far this season.

Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

The Orioles defeated Toronto 4-2 as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Brian Roberts was 2-4 with a pair of RBI for Baltimore and Oscar Salazar was 2-3 with a solo home run in the win.

The White Sox lost to Minnesota 13-7 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The 20 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Jim Thome hit a three-run home run for Chicago and Chris Getz scored a pair of runs.

Current streak:
Baltimore has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Baltimore: 40-48 SU
Chicago: 45-43 SU

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 3-7
After playing Toronto are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Baltimore are 8-2
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 8-15 SU in their last 23 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Baltimore is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox’s last 6 games
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Chi White Sox’s last 24 games at home
Chi White Sox are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games

Next up:
Chi White Sox home to Baltimore, Saturday, July 18