10* SITUATIONAL TOP DOG (+$27,000 BIG TICKET!)
(MLB) Chi Cubs vs. Chi White Sox,
Money Line: 143.00 Chi White Sox (Home)
Result: Loss
The set-up: Both teams are moving in opposite directions to end the year. Both teams have clinched a playoff spot, but each still seeks to try and earn the division title. I simply feel that these starting pitchers and teams are very evenly matched and in a case like that, the value swings to the underdog. Yu Darvish (7-3, 2.22 ERA) and Dylan Cease (5-3, 3.52) are a "wash" here in my opinion.

The pick: But note that the White Sox are 7-2 in their last nine interleague home games as a an underdog in the +135 to +155 range. I look for the desperate home side to deliver in this crucial contest.

This is a 10* SITUATIONAL TOP DOG on the Chicago White Sox.