A key battle on the MLB odds menu sees visiting Chicago duelling Kansas City on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium.

Kansas City sends Bruce Chen out against John Danks for the White Sox in this game. Chen is 5-3 with a 3.56 ERA on the season, while Danks is 3-8 on the year and has a 4.21 ERA.



View Chi White Sox vs Kansas City Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Royals in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +105 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Royals, most recently No. 9 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the White Sox, who rate an American League No. 6 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting White Sox rank No. 9 in the American League at 8.6 hits per game. That compares with Kansas City’s No. 3 ranking in that category.

Kansas City owns the American League's No. 13 defense, allowing 4.9 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Chicago's American League No. 6-rated defense.

Chicago was a 4-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Royals. They lost as +100 underdogs, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors. Chicago looks to rebound from a loss to the Royals, who beat them 4-2 on Tuesday behind a start from Danny Duffy at Kauffman Stadium.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Cleveland are 8-2
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

Kansas City Royals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

A few White Sox at Royals trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Chi White Sox are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home
Kansas City is 10-5 SU in their last 15 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games at home


Next up:
Chi White Sox at Cleveland, Friday, July 22
Kansas City home to Tampa Bay, Friday, July 22