White Sox-Indians Pointers

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians meet at Progressive Field.
Lefthander John Danks will take the mound for the White Sox to start this game. Danks is 10-7 this season with a 3.30 ERA.
Danks’s opponent in this one will be Fausto Carmona. The Indians ace righthander has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Cliff Lee threw a complete-game shutout to lead the Indians past the White Sox 5-0 on Monday night.
Cleveland won as -175 home favorites as the game played under the 9-run total posted by oddsmakers.
Asdrubal Cabrera knocked in two runs for the Indians, while Shin-Soo Choo was 3-for-4 with a run batted in for Cleveland.
Losing pitcher Clayton Richard allowed three earned runs over four innings for Chicago, as Orlando Cabrera went 2-for-4 for the White Sox.
Team records:
Chicago: 77-60 SU
Cleveland: 66-70 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Cleveland are 9-1
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Chi White Sox are 1-9
After playing Chi White Sox are 2-8
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
Chi White Sox are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox’s last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 2-9 SU in their last 11 games when playing Chi White Sox
Next up:
Cleveland home to Chi White Sox, Wednesday, September 3
 

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