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Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics
The Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Reynaldo Lopez will be the starting pitcher for the White Sox on this day. Right hander Lopez is 3-1 this season with a 2.08 ERA.
The Athletics will counter Lopez with Sean Manaea. Left hander Manaea has a 3.91 ERA to go along with a 8-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the White Sox as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 8.
In their last action, Oakland was a 5-1 winner on the road against the White Sox. Bettors on Oakland at -151 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Chicago, they were a 5-1 loser as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at -151 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 80-58 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Chi White Sox is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games when playing Oakland
Oakland:
Team record: 75-64 SU
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 9 games at home
Next up:
Chicago home to Boston Friday, September 10
Oakland home to Texas Friday, September 10