Chicago pays a visit to New York on Sunday, hoping to shut down the Yankees bats in baseball action at Yankee Stadium.

For the Yankees, Philip Hughes gets the ball, charged with keeping the White Sox hitters off the base paths. He'll face Gavin Floyd, 6-7 on the year.



View Chi White Sox vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Yankees as -170 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 10.5.

Power Rankings:
The Yankees - White Sox odds would favor the Yankees if the lines were set according to our power ranks. New York is rated No. 2 in the current American League Odds Shark poll, while Chicago is at No. 9 in the American League.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 4 ranked American League offense (4.8 runs per game) against a White Sox defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 5 in the American League at 4.1 runs allowed per game. The Yankees have been averaging 8.8 hits per game, almost the same as the White Sox have managed so far this season (8.8 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League's No. 3-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the White Sox own the American League's No. 5 mark in runs allowed.

Last time out for Chicago, they were a 4-0 loser as they battled the Yankees on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -152 were rewarded, while the 4 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The White Sox starter, Jake Peavy, was terrific in striking out 11 New York batters last time out, but Chicago still lost 4-0 on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

A few White Sox at Yankees trends to consider:
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
NY Yankees are 16-5 SU in their last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees' last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


Next up:
Chi White Sox home to Texas, Tuesday, July 3
NY Yankees at Tampa Bay, Monday, July 2