The Cubs will be trying to slam their rivals from the other league on Sunday, as the Chicago White Sox visit in inter-league play at Wrigley Field.

For the Cubs, Rodrigo Lopez gets the ball, charged with keeping the White Sox hitters off the base paths. He'll face Gavin Floyd, 6-6 on the year.



View Chi White Sox vs Chi Cubs Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the White Sox listed as favorites of 135 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 999, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 11-ranked Cubs and the American League No. 6-rated White Sox in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Chicago's National League No. 7-ranked scoring average of 4.1 runs per game, against a White Sox offense rated No. 10 and scoring 4.1 runs per game in the league. The Cubs have averaged 9 hits per game to date this season, more than the White Sox hitters have managed (8.6 per nine innings).

Defensively, Chicago features the American League's No. 10-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.2 runs per game. Chicago, meanwhile, comes in at No. 6 in the National League at home, scoring 4.2 runs per game.

Chicago won its last outing, a 1-0 result against the Cubs on July 2. Bettors who backed the White Sox at +104 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Chicago threw a shutout at Chicago in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Philip Humber to defeat Chicago 1-0 on Saturday.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Chicago Cubs Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Chi White Sox are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few White Sox at Cubs trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games
Chi White Sox are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs' last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs' last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs' last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs' last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox


Next up:
Chi White Sox home to Kansas City, Monday, July 4
Chi Cubs at Washington, Monday, July 4