Chicago pays a visit to Texas on Monday, hoping to shut down the Rangers bats in baseball action at Rangers Ballpark.

Texas hands the ball to starter Alexi Ogando in this one and he'll try to improve on his 4-0 mark on the year. Chicago counters with John Danks, who will try to quiet the fans and the Rangers bats at the same time.



View Chi White Sox vs Texas Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The White Sox were listed as +-170 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 8.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 4-rated Rangers and the league No. 9-ranked White Sox, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting White Sox rank No. 9 in the American League at 8.5 hits per game. That compares with Texas’s No. 10 ranking in that category.

Comparing defensive stats, Chicago owns the American League's No. 11-rated road mark, allowing 4.5 runs per game on the highway. Texas, on the other hand, rates No. 2 in scoring at home.

Chicago was an 8-3 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Dodgers. They won as -122 favorites, while the total score of 11 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. Chicago got the job done in their last match in an 8-3 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field behind starter Edwin Jackson.

Last time out for Texas, they were a 2-0 Sportsbook as they battled the Phillies on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at +130 were rewarded, while the 2 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Matt Harrison chucked 8 1/3 shutout innings at the Phillies in their last game, striking out 3 in a 2-0 win against Philadelphia in baseball action at Citizens Bank Park.


Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 3-7
After playing LA Dodgers are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After playing Philadelphia are 3-5
After a win are 2-8

A few White Sox at Rangers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Texas
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Chi White Sox are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas' last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas' last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas' last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas' last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


Next up:
Chi White Sox at Texas, Tuesday, May 24