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Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Tropicana Field.
Dallas Keuchel will be the starting pitcher for the White Sox on this day. Left hander Keuchel is 8-6 this season with a 4.44 ERA.
The Rays will counter Keuchel with Luis Patino. Right hander Patino has a 4.73 ERA to go along with a 2-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -141-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 7-5 loser as they battled the White Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the White Sox at -120 were rewarded, while the 12 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The White Sox were a 7-5 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Rays. That made winners of bettors who got Chicago at -120 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 72-50 SU
Chi White Sox is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 75-48 SU
Tampa Bay is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Chi White Sox
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Tampa Bay is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Next up:
Chicago at Tampa Bay Sunday, August 22