Sunday, August 21, 2011

AL Wildcard Preview: Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox

The Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at U.S. Cellular Field.

Lefthander Derek Holland will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Holland is 11-4 this season with a 4.23 ERA.

The White Sox will counter Holland with Gavin Floyd. Righthander Floyd has a 4.63 ERA to go along with a 10-9 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total is sitting at 9.

Texas lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the White Sox on August 20. Bettors who backed the White Sox at +115 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Team records: Texas: 73-54 SU Chicago: 62-63 SU

Texas most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3

Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing LA Angels are 6-4 After playing Texas are 7-3 After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 11 games when playing Chi White Sox Texas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox Texas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 11 games when playing Texas The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas Chi White Sox are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games Chi White Sox are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games at home

Next up: Texas home to Boston, Monday, August 22 Chi White Sox at LA Angels, Tuesday, August 23

AL Wildcard Preview: Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox

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