The Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox will close out the baseball betting schedule for the week on Sunday night as those teams finish up a three-game set at U.S. Cellular Field.
And the Angels are expected to turn to C.J. Wilson on Sunday night, with the lefthander sporting a 3-1 record with a 2.86 ERA over his 13 career appearances against the White Sox. Los Angeles is 4-3 over Wilson's first seven starts this season.
Chicago sends Chris Sale out against C.J. Wilson for the Angels in this game. Sale is 3-2 with a 3.42 ERA on the season, while Wilson is 3-1 on the year and has a 3.86 ERA.
View LA Angels vs Chi White Sox Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The White Sox were listed as -120 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7.5 earlier at Sportsbook.
Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the White Sox at No. 12 in the American League and the Angels at No. 11 in the American League heading into this contest.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Chicago's No. 15 ranked American League offense (3.4 runs per game) against a Angels defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 13 in the American League at 5.1 runs allowed per game. The White Sox have been averaging 7.6 hits per game, less than the Angels have managed so far this season (9.1 hits on average).
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Chicago has the American League's No. 3-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Angels own the American League's No. 13 mark in runs allowed.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 3-2 Sportsbook on the road against the White Sox. Bettors on Los Angeles at -109 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Angels grabbed a win last time out, defeating Jose Quintana and the White Sox 3-2 on Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field.
Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a win are 4-6
Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6
A few Angels at White Sox trends to consider:
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels' last 8 games on the road
LA Angels are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels' last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 15 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
Next up:
LA Angels home to Kansas City, Monday, May 13
Chi White Sox at Minnesota, Monday, May 13
