Rangers at White Sox

Some serious trends in favor of Chicago today.

- Home teams when the money line is +125 to -125 (CHI WHITE SOX) - with a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start, good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game on the season. (114-69 over the last 5 seasons.) (62.3%, +41.5 units. Rating = 2*)

- Home teams when the money line is +125 to -125 (CHI WHITE SOX) - with a starting pitcher whose throws more than 6.5 innings per start, with a hot starting pitcher- WHIP <= 1.000 over his last 5 starts. (66-35 over the last 5 seasons.) (65.3%, +29.7 units. Rating = 2*)

- Home teams (CHI WHITE SOX) - excellent fielding team - averaging <=0.5 errors/game on the season, after scoring 2 runs or less 2 straight games. (112-49 over the last 5 seasons.) (69.6%, +56.9 units. Rating = 4*)

- Home teams when the money line is +125 to -125 (CHI WHITE SOX) - excellent fielding team - averaging <=0.5 errors/game on the season, after scoring 2 runs or less 2 straight games. (48-24 over the last 5 seasons.) (66.7%, +24.8 units. Rating = 2*)

- Home teams when the money line is +125 to -125 (CHI WHITE SOX) - poor AL hitting team (AVG <=.260) against a team with a very good bullpen (ERA <=3.33), starting a well rested pitcher who is working on 5 or 6 days rest. (67-33 over the last 5 seasons.) (67%, +33.6 units. Rating = 3*)

- Home teams when the money line is +125 to -125 (CHI WHITE SOX) - below average AL hitting team (AVG <=.265) against a team with a very good bullpen (ERA <=3.33), starting a well rested pitcher who is working on 5 or 6 days rest. (73-37 over the last 5 seasons.) (66.4%, +35.5 units. Rating = 3*)

- Home teams (CHI WHITE SOX) - below average AL hitting team (AVG <=.265) against a team with a very good bullpen (ERA <=3.33), with a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities. (97-53 over the last 5 seasons.) (64.7%, +44 units. Rating = 3*)

Play Over - Road teams (TEXAS) - having won 15 or more of their last 20 games, a top-level team (>= 62%) playing a marginal winning team (51% to 54%). (50-20 since 1997.) (71.4%, +28.5 units. Rating = 3*)

Play Over - Road teams against the total (TEXAS) - having won 15 or more of their last 20 games, a top-level team (>= 62%) playing a marginal winning team (51% to 54%). (50-20 since 1997.) (71.4%, +28.5 units. Rating = 3*)