MLB Betting: Who's Hot & Who's Not 4/19/10
Bang the Book takes yet another look at the hottest and coldest teams in the majors for baseball betting fanatics through Sunday's clashes.
MLB Teams to watch for
MLB Teams to Watch in the second half With the second half upon us, it is easy to focus on the front runners but there are some teams that have great value right now and have yet to be looked at seriously. Playing these teams now can be very profitable in the right spot. Houston [...]
ALDS Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays – Game 2
The Tampa Bay Rays will look to take a commanding 2-0 lead in their best of five series against the Chicago White Sox on Friday. The Rays won 6-4 on Thursday thanks to two home runs by Evan Longoria. Tampa will send Scott Kazmir to the mound on Friday. He will be opposed by Chicago’s Mark Buehrle.
ALDS – Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays (Game 1)
The Tampa Bay Rays face the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of their American League Division Series on Thursday afternoon. The Sox come into the game having won three must-win games in a row just to make the playoffs while Tampa has been resting at home. Now Chicago must piece together a pitching rotation while Tampa is set, starting with their best pitcher, James Shields on Thursday.
Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Preview 8/7/2008
Many people believed that the Detroit Tigers needed to sweep this series against the Chicago White Sox to stay in the Central Division race. That will not happen, but Detroit will try and get a win on Wednesday as Zach Miner faces Javier Vazquez. Miner is 5-4 on the season with a 3.77 ERA while Vazquez is 8-9 with a 4.66 ERA. SBG Global reports that early MLB betting has the public taking White Sox at Home.
Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Preview 7/25/2008
The Detroit Tigers have an excellent chance to gain ground in the American League Central as they host the first place Chicago White Sox on Friday. It is the first of a 10-game road trip for the White Sox who are 2.5 games in front of Minnesota and 5.5 ahead of Detroit. Chicago has struggled lately, especially the pitchers who have an ERA of 6.61 in their last 79 innings. The Chicago pitchers won’t get any help from a Detroit offense that is now sizzling. They have averaged 7.1 runs per game over the last 13 games.
Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers 6/24/08 Preview
The Chicago White Sox open a three-game series on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers looking to break a nine-game road losing streak. Suddenly the White Sox look vulnerable, having lost eight of their last 12 games while the Minnesota Twins have won eight of their last 9 to cut the Sox lead to just a game and a half in the American League Central. The White Sox were swept by the Cubs over the weekend.
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs 6/22/08
The battle of Chicago wraps up on Sunday as the Cubs host the White Sox. Neither team is treating this as a big series although the fans might be. “One thing about Sox fans, they show up and watch the game,” White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said, “I think it’s great. I think it’s fun. I think it’s good for the fans, good for everybody. Even if you try to avoid the circumstances, you can’t avoid the circumstances. But we’re in first place, they’re in first place. They’re playing great baseball.”
New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox Preview 4/23/08
The New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox play the middle game of their three-game set on Wednesday with Mike Mussina matching up against Javier Vazquez. The Yankees have gotten very little out of Mussina so far this season as he is 1-3 on the year with an ERA of 5.75. Vazquez has been pretty good for Chicago going 3-1 with a 3.20 ERA.
Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Pick and Preview
Two opening day starters will matchup in Detroit on Sunday night as Mark Buehrle and the Chicago White Sox face Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers. Buehrle did not pitch well in the opener as he allowed seven runs on seven hits in the second inning against Cleveland on Monday. Justin Verlander was a little better than Buehrle on opening day for the Tigers but he still didn’t pitch that well allowing four earned runs on four hits in six innings against Kansas City.

