The Minnesota Twins host Chicago on Friday, looking to build on their 54-65 mark against the 46-74 White Sox in MLB betting action at Target Field.

It's a pitching duel between Kevin Correia for the Twins (8-8 on the year) and Jose Quintana for Chicago (6-4 so far).



View Chi White Sox vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Those who planned on backing the visitors in this one found the White Sox listed as underdogs of +-125 at most sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8.5, check for updates at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Twins at No. 14 in the American League and the White Sox at No. 11 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Minnesota owns the No. 13 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.3 per game. By contrast, the White Sox are rated No. 9 in the same category at 8.6 per game.

Minnesota owns the American League's No. 11 defense, allowing 4.5 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Chicago's American League No. 8-rated defense.

The White Sox were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Twins. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -139 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. The White Sox were saddled with a loss last time out in Andre Rienzo's start, as they lost 4-3 against Minnesota on Thursday at Target Field.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few White Sox at Twins trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Chi White Sox are 15-8 SU in their last 23 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Chi White Sox are 7-18 SU in their last 25 games
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


Next up:
Chi White Sox at Minnesota, Saturday, August 17