Baseball bettors look for value at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday as host Chicago battles the Minnesota Twins in baseball odds action.

It's a pitching duel between John Danks for the White Sox (0-4 on the year) and Nick Blackburn for Minnesota (1-4 so far).



View Minnesota vs Chi White Sox Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the White Sox in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -161 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The White Sox - Twins odds would favor the White Sox if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Chicago is rated No. 7 in the current American League Odds Shark poll, while Minnesota is at No. 14 in the American League.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Chicago's American League No. 11-ranked scoring average of 3.8 runs per game, against a Twins offense rated No. 14 and scoring 3.1 runs per game in the league. The White Sox have averaged 8 hits per game to date this season, more than the Twins hitters have managed (7.6 per nine innings).

Minnesota brings the American League's No. 14-rated defense to this matchup, facing the White Sox's league No. 13-ranked defense.

Minnesota was a 1-0 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the White Sox. They won as +125 underdogs, while the total score of 1 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Francisco Liriano chucked 9 shutout innings at the White Sox in their last game, striking out 2 in a 1-0 win against Chicago in baseball action at U.S. Cellular Field.




Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Seattle are 7-3
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few Twins at White Sox trends to consider:
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Minnesota's last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games


Next up:
Minnesota at Boston, Friday, May 6
Chi White Sox at Seattle, Friday, May 6