The Chicago White Sox will try to be nasty hosts on Friday when the Minnesota Twins pay a visit to U.S. Cellular Field.
For the Chicago White Sox, Erik Johnson gets the ball, charged with keeping the Minnesota Twins hitters off the base paths. He'll face Ervin Santana, 4-4 on the year.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to pick the Chicago White Sox in this matchup found them as -115 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 8.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.
Odds Shark prediction models pick the White Sox to win this game 5.3-4.5. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Chicago White Sox bring a 66-72 record to the battle against the 72-67 Twins. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Chicago vs Minnesota injuries news.
According to MLB Power Rankings here, it's the No. 5-ranked Chicago White Sox and the No. 11-rated Minnesota Twins in this matchup.
Statistical Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the Chicago White Sox and its No. 26-rated batting order, averaging 3.93 runs per nine innings, against the No. 12 line up of the Minnesota Twins at 4.3 runs per outing.
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Chicago has the No. 18-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Twins own the No. 20 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Minnesota won a close affair on Wednesday in their last outing, defeating Kansas City 3-2 in extra innings at Kauffman Stadium.
The White Sox endured a 6-4 loss at the hands of the Indians on Wednesday, with J Samardzija throwing 6.2 innings of 8-hit ball at U.S. Cellular Field.
- Minnesota is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
- Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
- Minnesota is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Chi White Sox
- The total has gone OVER in 11 of Minnesota's last 15 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
- Chi White Sox is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 11 games
- Chi White Sox is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Minnesota at Chicago, Saturday, September 12th
