This is a 10* TOTAL BK on the UNDER Red Sox/White Sox.

These teams have been involved in several higher-scoring games of late, but I'm anticipating much more of a lower-scoring battle here in the opener of this series for a couple of different reasons.

The main reason being Red Sox starter Tyler Houck, who is 5-5 with a 1.85 ERA and 0.96 WHIP. He'll be opposed by Jake Woodford, who has struggled for the most part, but the bottom line here is that I can't see Chicago mustering much, or any, offense whatsoever in this one.

Chicago has lost six straight and it's seen the total go OVER in three in a row after yesterday's 7-6 loss at the Cubs. That's significant for us to take note of though, as the ChiSox have in fact seen the total dip below the posted number in four of their last five after playing to three or more straight OVERS in a row.

The overall situation, combined with the numbers/trends all point to the UNDER as the correct call as far as the total is concerned in my opinion.

Good luck, NP