The New York Yankees' big bats welcome the Chicago White Sox to Yankee Stadium tonight in the second game of a four-game set.
The Yankees will send Ivan Nova (1-2, 7.63) to the mound, while the White Sox will counter with Gavin Floyd (2-1, 4.00). Nova came out of the bullpen the last time he pitched and gave up one run on two hits in 2-3 innings versus Toronto. Floyd picked up a win over Tampa Bay last time out after allowing two runs on seven hits in six innings.
View Chi White Sox vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The Yankees were listed as -150 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 9.5 earlier on Monday.
Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Yankees rated this week at No. 1 and the White Sox sitting at No. 6.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 1 ranked American League offense (5.7 runs per game) against a White Sox defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 12 in the American League at 4.8 runs allowed per game. The Yankees have been averaging 8.5 hits per game, more than the White Sox have managed so far this season (8.3 hits on average).
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League's No. 6-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the White Sox own the American League's No. 12 mark in runs allowed.
In their last action, Chicago was a 2-0 Sportsbook on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on Chicago at +184 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Chicago threw a shutout at New York in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Philip Humber to defeat New York 2-0 on Monday.
Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a win are 4-6
New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After playing Chi White Sox are 9-1
After a loss are 8-2
A few White Sox at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games
Chi White Sox are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
NY Yankees are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees' last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing Chi White Sox
Next up:
Chi White Sox at NY Yankees, Wednesday, April 27
