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Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The Chicago White Sox will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
The White Sox will give the ball to starter Vince Velasquez in this one. Right hander Velasquez is 2-3 this season with a 5.30 ERA.
The Rays will counter Velasquez with Shane McClanahan. Left hander McClanahan has a 2.01 ERA to go along with a 5-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -195-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total opened at 7.
Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Rangers on June 02. Bettors who backed the Rays at -127 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Chicago lost its last outing, a 8-3 result against the Blue Jays on June 02. Bettors who backed the Blue Jays at -180 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Chicago:
Team record: 23-26 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Chi White Sox is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 30-21 SU
Tampa Bay is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Next up:
Chicago at Tampa Bay Saturday, June 4