The Oakland Athletics host Chicago on Saturday, looking to build on their 32-24 mark against the 24-28 White Sox in MLB betting action at O.co Coliseum.

Oakland hands the ball to starter Daniel Straily in this one and he'll try to improve on his 3-2 mark on the year. Chicago counters with Jose Quintana, who will try to quiet the fans and the Athletics bats at the same time.



View Chi White Sox vs Oakland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Those who planned on backing the visitors in this one found the White Sox listed as underdogs of +-148 at most sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8, check for updates at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Athletics, most recently No. 8 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the White Sox, who rate an American League No. 12 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Oakland owns the No. 11 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.3 per game. By contrast, the White Sox are rated No. 15 in the same category at 7.9 per game.

Comparing defensive stats, Chicago owns the American League's No. 7-rated road mark, allowing 4.5 runs per game on the highway. Oakland, on the other hand, rates No. 9 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Chicago, they were a 3-0 loser as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at -185 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Chicago didn't plate a single run in their last outing, shut down by Bartolo Colon in a losing cause, 3-0, against Oakland on Friday.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

A few White Sox at Athletics trends to consider:
Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Oakland
Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Chi White Sox are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Oakland's last 19 games


Next up:
Chi White Sox at Oakland, Sunday, June 2