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Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians meet at Progressive Field.
The White Sox will trot Jonathan Cannon out to the mound in this one. Right hander Cannon has a 0-1 record and a 3.12 ERA this season.
It'll be Gavin Williams toeing the rubber for the Guardians in this contest. Right hander Williams is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Guardians as -222-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Guardians were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the White Sox. That made winners of bettors who got Cleveland at -180 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Chicago lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Guardians on April 09. Bettors who backed the Guardians at -180 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Chicago:
Team record: 2-9 SU
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
Chicago White Sox is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
Chicago White Sox is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago White Sox is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 5-6 SU
Cleveland is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Chicago home to Boston Friday, April 11
Cleveland home to Kansas City Friday, April 11