The Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago White Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Rays will give the ball to starter David Price in this one. Lefthander Price is 0-1 this season with a 5.14 ERA.
The White Sox will counter Price with Edwin Jackson. Righthander Jackson has a 3.00 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 134-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 5-1 loser as they battled the Angels at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Angels at -101 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Chicago won its last outing, a 10-7 result against the Royals on April 6. Bettors who backed the White Sox at +100 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (17) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Current streak: Tampa Bay has lost 5 straight games.
Team records: Tampa Bay: 0-5 SU Chicago: 3-2 SU
Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After playing LA Angels are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7
Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 7-3 After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chi White Sox's last 15 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Next up: Chi White Sox home to Tampa Bay, Friday, April 8
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