The second game of the windy city series will take place today at 7:10pm EST as the Chicago Cubs take on the Chicago White Sox in an interleague contest from U.S. Cellular field. Online sportsbooks have the White Sox -125 favorites in MLB betting odds vs the Cubs +115 while the over/under total is sitting at 9 UNDER (-120). The White Sox will send righthander Freddy Garcia to the mound with a 4.85 ERA and 8-3 record this season while the Cubs will counter with righthander Carlos Silva who has gone 8-2 this season with a 3.01 ERA. MLB odds also have the White Sox -1.5 (+170) on the run line vs the Cubs +1.5 (-200).
The White Sox won the series opener 6-0 on Friday as -162 favorites in MLB picks while the betting total stayed UNDER the 8.5 at sportsbooks. The White Sox got the bats warmed up early with four runs in the first and held the Cubs scoreless to win their tenth straight game. Jake Peavy only allowed three hits and had nine strikeouts to supply the defense for the White Sox while Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano supplied the offense as he couldn't hide the ball. Zambrano saw Carlos Quentin rip one 392-ft in the first inning to score Alex Rios and Paul Konerko and never quite recovered. Bet the White Sox -125 as favorites at home in MLB betting odds vs the Cubs with up to 260% in total bonuses and a 200% poker bonus.
Heading into tonight's game, the White Sox have gone 38-34 on the season, 5-5 when playing on Saturday and 9-1 after a win. The White Sox are 5-0 in their last 5 games, 5-0 in their last 5 games at home and 6-1 in their last 7 games overall when playing the Cubs. The Cubbies have gone 32-41 in MLB picks on the season, 8-2 when playing on Saturday and 6-4 after a loss. The Cubs are 2-5 in their last 7 games overall while the total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against the White Sox.