White Sox Suddenly Getting Kind of Hot
Don't look now but the Chicago White Sox are on a roll. Winners of four of their last five, Chicago is looking to sweep the Kansas City Royals at home on Sunday.
The gambling public continues to back KC and the oddsmakers are encouraging this.
They've moved the line from -152 to -117.
AcePerHead.com's odds feed suggests that local gamblers are already liking the White Sox, even if their success is short lived. Action here was around 50/50.
To be honest, we'd have to be out of our mind to back the White Sox twice in three days. We already had one win with Chicago as a +160 underdog on Friday (see below).
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-6, 5.12 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); White Sox: Mike Vasil (3-2, 1.89 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)
Chicago White Sox career statistics vs. Michael Lorenzen are just .152 in 33 at bats with zero home runs.
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox will try to keep a three-game home win streak alive when they face the Kansas City Royals.
Chicago has a 16-17 record in home games and a 22-43 record overall. The White Sox have a 14-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Kansas City has gone 14-19 in road games and 33-32 overall. The Royals have a 5-1 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The teams meet Sunday for the seventh time this season. The Royals are ahead 4-2 in the season series.
Something's got to give.
White Sox players Miguel Vargas, Lenyn Sosa, Josh Rojas, Chase Meidroth, Edgar Quero, Mike Tauchman, Andrew Benintendi, Luis Robert Jr. and Michael A. Taylor made the first phase of MLB All-Star voting.
Baseball bookies most certainly have been licking their chops these last two days with the gambling public latching onto KC.
Gambling911.com Free Picks Record
- June 8 - LA Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals - St. Louis Cardinals +108 ()
- June 7 - Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Pittsburgh Pirates +124 (WIN)
- June 6 - Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox - Chicago White Sox +160 (WIN)
- June 4 - Baltimore Orioles vs. Seattle Mariners - Baltimore Orioles Even (WIN)
- June 2 - Colorado Rockies vs. Miami Marlins - Under 8 (LOSS)
- June 1 - Tampa Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros - Tampa Bay Rays +144 (LOSS)
- May 30 - Colorado Rockies vs. New York Mets - Under 8 (WIN)
- May 29 - Tampa Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros - Under 8 (LOSS)
- May 26 - Colorado Rockies vs. Chicago Cubs - Under 8 (WIN)
- May 25 - Miami Marlins vs. LA Angels - Miami Marlins +117 (WIN)
- May 24 - Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Under 9 (WIN)
- May 16 - Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks - Boston Celtics +2.5 (LOSS)
- May 13 - Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Oklahoma City Thunder -10 (LOSS)
- May 8 - LA Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Under 9 (WIN)
- May 7 - New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics - New York Knicks +10.5 (WIN)
- May 1 - Denver Nuggets vs. LA Clippers - LA Clippers -6 (PUSH)
- April 29 - Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers - Milwaukee Bucks +8 (WIN)
- April 25 - LA Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves - Minnesota Timberwolves -3.5 (WIN)
- April 19 - Minnesota Timberwolves vs. LA Lakers - Minnesota Timberwolves +4.5 (WIN)
- April 6 - New York Yankees vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Pittsburgh Pirates +138 (WIN)
- April 5 - Houston Cougars vs. Duke Blue Devils - Houston Cougars +5 (WIN)
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