VINCE ATKINS
Royals at White Sox
Pick: Royals +131
At this point, Freddy Garcia is just not a very good pitcher. His ERA is nearly six this season, despite an unsustainable .216 BABIP. Once that goes up, who knows how many runs Garcia will give up.
Garcia was serviceable in his last start, coming against the Yankees. He went six innings, allowing four runs, but the White Sox blew a lead and lost, 6-4. The White Sox are 1-5 since July 09, 2009 as a home favorite when they blew a lead in their starter's last start and lost for a net profit of $615 when playing against.
On the other side, Brian Bannister was strong in his last start, going six innings of one run ball as the Royals won, 3-2. The Royals are 6-1 since May 24, 2009 as a dog when they won by one run in their starter's last start for a net profit of $870
This is the final game of this three game homestand for Chicago. The White Sox are 9-18 since April 09, 2009 as a favorite and it is the last game of the series for a net profit of $1380 when playing against.
The picture looks worse when the teams split the first two games of the series, as these two have. The White Sox are 1-7 since April 09, 2009 as a home favorite after playing as a favorite and it is the last game of a three game series when they split the first two for a net profit of $825 when playing against.