The Toronto Blue Jays battle the visiting Chicago White Sox on Saturday in MLB betting action at Rogers Centre.

Toronto hands the ball to starter Carlos Villanueva in this one and he'll try to improve on his 1-0 mark on the year. Chicago counters with Edwin Jackson, who will try to quiet the fans and the Blue Jays bats at the same time.



View Chi White Sox vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Toronto opened as -135 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 8.5.

Power Rankings:
The Blue Jays - White Sox odds would favor the Blue Jays if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Toronto is rated No. 5 in the current American League Odds Shark poll, while Chicago is at No. 9 in the American League.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Toronto has the American League's No. 5-rated offensive output, at 8.8 hits per game. The White Sox average 8.3 hits per game, good for No. 10 on the American League list.

Comparing defensive stats, Chicago owns the American League's No. 10-rated road mark, allowing 4.3 runs per game on the highway. Toronto, on the other hand, rates No. 6 in scoring at home.

The White Sox were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jays. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Toronto at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. Chicago didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 4-2 to Toronto on Friday at Rogers Centre.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few White Sox at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 15 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Chi White Sox are 6-19 SU in their last 25 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Toronto is 13-3 SU in their last 16 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Toronto is 19-6 SU in their last 25 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


Next up:
Chi White Sox at Toronto, Sunday, May 29