Baseball bettors look for value at Target Field on Saturday as host Minnesota battles the Chicago White Sox in baseball odds action.

Chris Sale gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the White Sox on this day; he's 8-11 on the season. The Twins, meanwhile, will counter with Andrew Albers, who will be looking to improve on his 2-0 mark.



View Chi White Sox vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The moneyline was hovering in the range of -105 for the Twins in this one over at Sportsbook. The over under number was sitting near 7 at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Twins sit at No. 14 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the White Sox sit at an American League No. 11 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Minnesota and its American League No. 11-rated batting order, averaging 4 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 15 lineup of the White Sox at 3.7 runs per outing.

Comparing defensive stats, Chicago owns the American League's No. 9-rated road mark, allowing 4.4 runs per game on the highway. Minnesota, on the other hand, rates No. 9 in scoring at home.

The White Sox were a 5-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Twins. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Chicago at +107 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. The White Sox enjoyed a 5-2 victory at the expense of the Twins on Friday, with Jose Quintana throwing 6 2/3 innings of 6-hit ball at Target Field.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few White Sox at Twins trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
Chi White Sox are 16-8 SU in their last 24 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


Next up:
Chi White Sox at Minnesota, Sunday, August 18