The Minnesota Twins battle the visiting Chicago White Sox on Thursday in MLB betting action at Target Field.

John Danks gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the White Sox on this day; he's 1-3 on the season. The Twins, meanwhile, will counter with Scott Diamond, who will be looking to improve on his 4-6 mark.



View Chi White Sox vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Chicago before the first pitch in this match found them as +-115-moneyline underdogs earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the total of 8.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 13-rated White Sox taking on the American League's No. 14-rated Twins in this contest.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Minnesota and its American League No. 10-rated batting order, averaging 4.2 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 14 lineup of the White Sox at 3.6 runs per outing.

Minnesota owns the American League's No. 10 defense, allowing 4.5 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Chicago's American League No. 7-rated defense.

Chicago was a 7-4 loser in its last match on the road against the Twins. They lost as -140 favorites, while the total score of 11 made winners of OVER bettors. Chicago suffered a 7-4 loss against Minnesota on Wednesday, as Chris Sale wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Target Field.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few White Sox at Twins trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Chi White Sox are 15-6 SU in their last 21 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Chi White Sox are 14-7 SU in their last 21 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home


Next up:
Chi White Sox at Kansas City, Friday, June 21
Minnesota at Cleveland, Friday, June 21