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Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins meet at Target Field.

The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Ivan Nova in this game. Nova has a 8-9 record and a 4.51 ERA this season.

Meanwhile, it'll be Kyle Gibson who starts for the Twins. Right hander Gibson is 11-5 with a 4.28 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers opened the Twins as -185-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total opened at 10.5.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 6-3 winner on the road against the Rangers. Bettors on Minnesota at 125 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

The White Sox were a 9-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Angels. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -155 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.

Chicago:
Team record: 55-68 SU
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road

Minnesota:
Team record: 76-48 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games

Next up:
Chicago at Minnesota Tuesday, August 20