Indians-White Sox Odds Preview

The fans at U.S. Cellular Field will be treated to a game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox when they take their seats on Saturday.

Righthander Justin Masterson will take the mound for the Indians to start this game. Masterson is 2-2 this season with a 4.59 ERA.

It’ll be Carlos Torres toeing the rubber for the White Sox in this contest. Righthander Torres is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Kelly Shoppach blasted a pair of home runs on Friday night as the Indians scored a 6-2 upset victory over the White Sox.

The Tribe got the win as +185 road underdogs in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the night’s posted total (9).

Jim Thome and Gordon Beckham picked up RBI in that loss for Chicago.

Current streak:
Cleveland has won 3 straight games.
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Cleveland: 47-62 SU
Chicago: 56-54 SU

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Chi White Sox are 2-8
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Chi White Sox are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games at home

Next up:
Chi White Sox home to Cleveland, Sunday, August 9