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Chicago White Sox vs. New York Mets
The Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Citi Field in an interleague contest.
The White Sox will give the ball to starter Shane Smith in this one. Right hander Smith is 1-3 this season with a 2.36 ERA.
Starting this game for the Mets will be Griffin Canning. The right hander has a 2.88 ERA to go along with a 5-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Mets as -238-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
Last time out for New York, they were a 6-4 winner as they battled the White Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mets at -275 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The White Sox were a 6-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Mets. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -275 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 17-38 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Chicago White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Chicago White Sox is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago White Sox's last 6 games
New York:
Team record: 34-21 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
NY Mets is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Mets's last 13 games
Next up:
Chicago at Baltimore Friday, May 30
New York home to Colorado Friday, May 30