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"June 23, 2:10 PM | GrassKauffman StadiumChicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Odds31-41TEAM RECORD34-38The Royals get a visit from the Chicago White Sox in baseball action on Sunday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.The Royals will turn to James Shields and his 2-6 record as they look for a win in this one, while the White Sox send Dylan Axelrod (3-4) to the hill.View Chi White Sox vs Kansas City Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Bettors looking to back visiting Chicago before the first pitch in this match found them as +-161-moneyline underdogs earlier today at Bovada. They saw the total of 8 earlier at TopBet.Power Rankings: The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Royals at No. 3 in the American League and the White Sox at No. 13 in the American League heading into this contest.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:When it comes to getting on base, the visiting White Sox rank No. 12 in the American League at 8.2 hits per game. That compares with Kansas City&amp;rsquo;s No. 8 ranking in that category.Kansas City owns the American League&amp;#039;s No. 1 defense, allowing 3.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Chicago&amp;#039;s American League No. 7-rated defense.In their last action, Chicago was a 3-2 winner on the road against the Royals. Bettors on Chicago at +112 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The White Sox enjoyed a 3-2 victory at the expense of the Royals on Saturday, with Jose Quintana throwing 5 1/3 innings of 5-hit ball at Kauffman Stadium.Chicago White Sox Trends:When playing on Sunday are 5-5Before playing NY Mets are 3-2After playing Kansas City are 3-7After a win are 5-5Kansas City Royals Trends:When playing on Sunday are 3-7Before playing Atlanta are 3-5After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4After a loss are 5-5A few White Sox at Royals trends to consider:The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi White Sox&amp;#039;s last 12 games when playing Kansas CityThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox&amp;#039;s last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox&amp;#039;s last 5 games on the roadThe total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox&amp;#039;s last 9 games when playing on the road against Kansas CityThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City&amp;#039;s last 6 games at homeThe total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City&amp;#039;s last 12 games when playing Chi White SoxThe total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City&amp;#039;s last 9 games when playing at home against Chi White SoxKansas City is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at homeNext up:Chi White Sox home to NY Mets, Tuesday, June 25Kansas City home to Atlanta, Tuesday, June 25"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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