Los Angeles at Chicago

The White Sox needed that win yesterday. It stopped a three-game skid and moved them to .500 over their last ten games. They now get a home stand against the Angels - a team that has really been a Jekyll and Hyde all season. At home, the Angels are 49-25 and have produced +8.8 units for bettors. On the road they are barely above .500 and have lost cash for backers. Their offensive production on the road falls off tremendously as compared to home (over a full run and 40 points of batting average). The White Sox have been hitting well of late - it's been poor defense that has hurt them. The Angels are a good matchup for them as they just don't score a lot on the road. The Angels also don't fare well vs. low-scoring teams. They are just 25-30 on the year against AL teams that bat .260 or worse. And, you gotta’ love the pitching matchup here. Jose Contreras is all of a sudden become very hot. Over his last three starts he's got a 3.86 ERA. Bartolo Colon is the opposite. He's been bad all year (7.54 road ERA) and he's suddenly gotten much worse, posting a 15.75 ERA over his last three starts. Take the home dog here with the good matchup.