The Chicago White Sox will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Boston Red Sox invade U.S. Cellular Field on Friday.

The match puts starter Daniel Bard for the Red Sox on the hill facing John Danks for the White Sox. Bard brings a 0-2 mark to the game, while Danks is 2-2 to date on the season.



View Boston vs Chi White Sox Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the White Sox as +100 moneyline underdogs in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the White Sox, most recently No. 1 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Red Sox, who rate an American League No. 2 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Chicago owns the No. 6 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.5 per game. By contrast, the Red Sox are rated No. 2 in the same category at 10.3 per game.

Defensively, Boston features the American League's No. 13-rated defense on the road, allowing 5.4 runs per game. Chicago, meanwhile, comes in at No. 7 in the American League at home, scoring 4 runs per game.

In their last action, Boston was a 10-3 Sportsbook on the road against the White Sox. Bettors on Boston at -106 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Red Sox grabbed a win last time out, defeating Philip Humber and the White Sox 10-3 on Thursday at U.S. Cellular Field.




Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Friday are 9-1
Before playing Chi White Sox are 3-7
After playing Chi White Sox are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

A few Red Sox at White Sox trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing Boston
Chi White Sox are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chi White Sox's last 23 games


Next up:
Boston at Chi White Sox, Saturday, April 28