MLB Betting Lines: White Sox vs. Indians Pick: May 25th 2010

Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Indians
Free Pick: Cleveland Indians +122 betting line
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Cleveland catches a very strong number at home and in my opinion, the Indians should not even be underdogs here. It is based on the name of the starting pitching matchup and that is just about it. The White Sox took the opener last night, just its second win against Cleveland this season after the Indians took five straight in the season series prior to Monday. Chicago is just two and a half games better than Cleveland including just one game with road/home splits. The Indians have been in a funk of late but playing against division leaders Tampa Bay and Cincinnati can do that. They look to bounce back tonight with a strong effort on the mount. Mitch Talbot is not a name that is very recognizable but he is having a very good season thus far. Through eight starts he has a 3.88 ERA and 1.33 WHIP with a 5-3 record, the most wins on the team. He is coming off his worst start of the season against the Royals and I expect a bounceback like the two we already saw when he had non-quality starts against the Tigers. He allowed a total of three runs in 17 innings in those two follow-up performances. He squares off against Jake Peavy who is the “name” pitcher mentioned earlier. He has been very up and down this season with a 5.74 ERA in nine starts including a 6.18 ERA in four road outings. Only one of those road outings was a quality game and while it happened to come against the Indians, it resulted in a loss. Conversely, Talbot’s best start this season came against the White Sox where he allowed just one run in a complete game 6-2 victory for the Tribe. Chicago is 5-10 this season against teams with a losing record while going 3-8 in their last 11 games after scoring five runs or more in their previous game. 3* Cleveland Indians