Friday, May 6, 2011

MLB Preview: Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners

The Chicago White Sox will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.

The White Sox will give the ball to starter Philip Humber in this one. Righthander Humber is 2-3 this season with a 2.67 ERA.

The Mariners will counter Humber with Felix Hernandez. Righthander Hernandez has a 3.21 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total is sitting at 6½.

Chicago was a 3-2 loser in its last match at home against the Twins. They lost as -163 favorites, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.

In their last action, Seattle was a 3-1 winner at home against the Rangers. Bettors on Seattle at +100 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Current streak: Chicago has lost 2 straight games.

Team records: Chicago: 11-21 SU Seattle: 15-17 SU

Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 7-3 After playing Minnesota are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7

Seattle most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After playing Texas are 3-7 After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle Chi White Sox are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing Seattle The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox Seattle is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games Seattle is 12-6 SU in their last 18 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Next up: Seattle home to Chi White Sox, Saturday, May 7

MLB Preview: Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners

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