The Chicago White Sox look to emerge victorious in MLB odds action as the Athletics arrive at U.S. Cellular Field on Saturday.

Gio Gonzalez gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Athletics on this day; he's 5-4 on the season. The White Sox, meanwhile, will counter with John Danks, who will be looking to improve on his 1-8 mark.



View Oakland vs Chi White Sox Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Athletics listed as underdogs of +-120 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the White Sox at No. 8 in the American League and the Athletics at No. 4 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Chicago owns the No. 6 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.8 per game. By contrast, the Athletics are rated No. 12 in the same category at 8.2 per game.

Defensively, Oakland features the American League's No. 5-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.8 runs per game. Chicago, meanwhile, comes in at No. 7 in the American League at home, scoring 4.2 runs per game.

Oakland was a 7-5 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the White Sox. They won as +127 underdogs, while the total score of 12 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. The Athletics grabbed a win last time out, defeating Edwin Jackson and the White Sox 7-5 on Friday at U.S. Cellular Field.




Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

A few Athletics at White Sox trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Oakland's last 21 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Oakland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing Oakland


Next up:
Oakland at Chi White Sox, Sunday, June 12