The Chicago White Sox battle the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday in MLB betting action at U.S. Cellular Field.

Chicago sends Jake Peavy out against Henderson Alvarez for the Blue Jays in this game. Peavy is 6-1 with a 3.05 ERA on the season, while Alvarez is 3-5 on the year and has a 3.75 ERA.



View Toronto vs Chi White Sox Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the White Sox as -160 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 8.5.

Power Rankings:
The White Sox sit at No. 7 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Blue Jays sit at an American League No. 4 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Chicago's No. 4-rated American League offense, averaging 4.7 runs per game, against a Blue Jays defense that ranks No. 8 in the American League at 4.3 in runs allowed per game. The White Sox have averaged 8.7 hits per game so far, more than Blue Jays batters have averaged on the year (8.6 hits per game).

Chicago owns the American League's No. 5 defense, allowing 4.2 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Toronto's American League No. 8-rated defense.

Toronto won its last outing, a 4-0 result against the White Sox on June 6. Bettors who backed the Blue Jays at -123 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Blue Jays didn’t allow a single run in their last start, as their staff shut out Chicago 4-0 on Wednesday at U.S. Cellular Field.




Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Atlanta are 3-7
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Blue Jays at White Sox trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chi White Sox's last 14 games at home
Chi White Sox are 14-4 SU in their last 18 games


Next up:
Toronto at Atlanta, Friday, June 8
Chi White Sox home to Houston, Friday, June 8