Chicago travels to Chicago for inter-league play on Sunday, hoping to secure a victory over the Cubs.

For the Cubs, Paul Maholm gets the ball, charged with keeping the White Sox hitters off the base paths. He'll face Jake Peavy, 4-1 on the year.



View Chi White Sox vs Chi Cubs Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 109 moneyline favorites in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark. The total opened at 999 for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Cubs at No. 9 in the National League and the White Sox at No. 8 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Chicago and its National League No. 12-rated batting order, averaging 3.7 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 10 lineup of the White Sox at 4.1 runs per outing.

Chicago brings the American League's No. 5-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Cubs' league No. 13-ranked defense.

Chicago won its last outing, a 7-4 result against the Cubs on May 19. Bettors who backed the White Sox at +127 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Chicago looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Cubs, a 7-4 final on Saturday in support of John Danks at Wrigley Field.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 8-2
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Chicago Cubs Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 6-4
After playing Chi White Sox are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few White Sox at Cubs trends to consider:
Chi White Sox are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs' last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs' last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs' last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi Cubs' last 13 games at home


Next up:
Chi White Sox home to Minnesota, Tuesday, May 22
Chi Cubs at Houston, Monday, May 21