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Chicago White Sox vs. Texas Rangers
The Chicago White Sox will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field.
The White Sox will give the ball to starter Touki Toussaint in this one. Right hander Toussaint is 1-3 this season with a 3.50 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rangers will be Max Scherzer. The right hander has a 4.01 ERA to go along with a 9-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -213-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Texas won its last outing, a 11-1 result against the White Sox on August 02. Bettors who backed the Rangers at -157 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (12) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Chicago, they were a 11-1 loser as they battled the Rangers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -157 were rewarded, while the 12 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 43-66 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Chi White Sox is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Chi White Sox is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Texas:
Team record: 62-46 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Texas is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
Next up:
Chicago at Cleveland Friday, August 4
Texas home to Miami Friday, August 4