PDS Sports Blog

The Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark.

Lefthander John Danks will take the mound for the White Sox to start this game. Danks is 7-6 this season with a 3.62 ERA.

Meanwhile, it’ll be Tommy Hunter who starts for the Rangers. Righthander Hunter is 4-0 with a 2.15 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game’s total is sitting at 9½.

Alex Rios went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs as the White Sox beat the Rangers 5-3 on Friday. The White Sox won that game as +168 underdogs, while the eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks.

J.J. Putz pitched in relief and picked up the win, and Matt Thornton turned away the side in the ninth for his fourth save.

Neftali Feliz surrendered three hits and two runs over one inning of relief in suffering the loss.

My handicapping software predicts that Texas will win.

Current streak:
Texas has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Chicago: 41-37 SU
Texas: 47-32 SU

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing Texas are 3-7
After a win are 8-2

Texas most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Chi White Sox are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games
Chi White Sox are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games when playing Texas
Chi White Sox are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
Texas is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
Texas is 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Texas is 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing Chi White Sox

Stats and article are courtesy of Chalk

The Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at PETCO Park.

Bud Norris will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Righthander Norris is 2-5 this season with a 6.84 ERA.

The Padres will counter Norris with Kevin Correia. Righthander Correia has a 5.49 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total is sitting at 7.

Scott Hairston drove in a pair of runs as the Padres defeated the Astros 3-0 on Friday. The Padres won that game as -165 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (6) set by sportsbooks.

Mat Latos tossed eight innings and improved to 9-4 with the win, while Heath Bell closed out the ninth for his 22nd save.

Brandon Lyon gave up three runs in under one inning of relief in the loss.

One my sport picks for Saturday is for the total score to go OVER 7 runs.

Team records:
Houston: 32-49 SU
San Diego: 47-33 SU

Houston most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing San Diego are 5-5
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Houston are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Houston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing San Diego
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
San Diego is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Houston

Stats and article are courtesy of Chalk

The Chicago Cubs will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.

Righthander Johnny Cueto will take the mound for the Reds to start this game. Cueto is 8-2 this season with a 3.74 ERA.

The Cubs will counter Cueto with Randy Wells. Righthander Wells has a 4.96 ERA to go along with a 3-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Joey Votto belted a two-run homer and three others drove in a pair of runs as the Reds ran over the Cubs 12-0 on Friday. The Reds won that game as +125 underdogs, and the 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks.

Bronson Arroyo allowed just two hits over six scoreless innings for the win, improving his record to 8-4 overall.

Ryan Dempster gave up five runs off two hits in 6 1-3 innings in suffering the loss for the Cubs.

My baseball handicapping software predicts that Cincinnati will win.

Current streak:
Cincinnati has won 3 straight games.
Chicago has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Cincinnati: 46-35 SU
Chicago: 34-46 SU

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3
After playing Chi Cubs are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Cincinnati is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Cincinnati

Stats and Article are courtesy of Chalk