Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Tuesday when the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox meet at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Ubaldo Jimenez in this game. Jimenez has a 7-9 record and a 4.37 ERA this season.
Jimenez's opponent in this one will be Gavin Floyd. The White Sox righthander has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 10-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
In their last action, Chicago was a 6-2 winner at home against the Royals. Bettors on Chicago at -155 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak: Cleveland has won 2 straight games. Chicago has won 2 straight games.
Team records: Cleveland: 60-57 SU Chicago: 60-60 SU
Cleveland most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a win are 3-7
Chicago most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 2-8 Before playing Cleveland are 8-2 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox Chi White Sox are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing Cleveland Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland Chi White Sox are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Next up: Chi White Sox home to Cleveland, Wednesday, August 17
