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Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox
The Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox will meet on the field at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
The Twins will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Bailey Ober in this game. Ober has a 6-6 record and a 3.67 ERA this season.
The White Sox will counter Ober with Jesse Scholtens. Right hander Scholtens has a 4.44 ERA to go along with a 1-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Twins as -165-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total opened at 9.
In their last action, Chicago was a 10-2 loser on the road against the Twins. Bettors on Minnesota at -180 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (12) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
The Twins were a 10-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the White Sox. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -180 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 77-70 SU
Minnesota is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Minnesota's last 22 games
Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Chicago:
Team record: 56-91 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Chi White Sox is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Chicago Saturday, September 16