Baseball bettors look for value at U.S. Cellular Field on Thursday as host Chicago battles the New York Yankees in baseball odds action.

Chicago hands the ball to starter Philip Humber in this one and he'll try to improve on his 8-7 mark on the year. New York counters with Ivan Nova, who will try to quiet the fans and the White Sox bats at the same time.



View NY Yankees vs Chi White Sox Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the White Sox as +100 moneyline underdogs in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the White Sox, most recently No. 6 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Yankees, who rate an American League No. 1 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Chicago's No. 11 ranked American League offense (3.9 runs per game) against a Yankees defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 2 in the American League at 3.8 runs allowed per game. The White Sox have been averaging 8.5 hits per game, less than the Yankees have managed so far this season (9 hits on average).

Comparing defensive stats, New York owns the American League's No. 3-rated road mark, allowing 3.7 runs per game on the highway. Chicago, on the other hand, rates No. 11 in scoring at home.

Last time out for New York, they were a 18-7 Sportsbook as they battled the White Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -107 were rewarded, while the 25 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. New York ran up the score in their last game on Wednesday, jumping to a lead and resulting in an 18 -7 victory against Chicago.




New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 3-7
After playing Chi White Sox are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few Yankees at White Sox trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi White Sox's last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 14 games when playing at home against NY Yankees


Next up:
NY Yankees at Boston, Friday, August 5
Chi White Sox at Minnesota, Friday, August 5