<p>After splitting the first two games of this 1959 World Series rematch, the Dodgers and White Sox play a rubber match Thursday night at Chavez Ravine. Michael Grove hits the hill for LA here against Dylan Cease for Chicago.</p>
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<h2>MLB Betting Odds</h2>
<p>Thursday's baseball betting market opened Los Angeles and Grove at around -140 over Chicago and Cease, with an over/under of nine runs. Early betting action then bumped the Dodgers to -145.</p>
<h2>White Sox-Dodgers Betting Preview</h2>
<p>Los Angeles took the opener of this series Tuesday night 5-1, but Chicago rallied late to take Wednesday's game 8-4. The Dodgers won Tuesday as -200 favorites and covered against the run line at a price of +100. The White Sox then cashed in Wednesday as +200 underdogs.</p>
<p>Wednesday's win snapped a three-game losing skid for Chicago. But going back a bit further, the White Sox are 6-4 over their last ten games.</p>
<p>At 30-39 overall, Chicago trails first-place Minnesota by only 5.5 games in the AL Central.</p>
<p>With Wednesday's loss, LA is only 3-7 over its last ten games. At 38-30 overall, the Dodgers trail first-place Arizona by three games in the NL West.</p>
<h2>Thursday's Pitching Match-Up</h2>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/457129&quot; title="Michael Grove Pitching Game Stats">Grove</a> is 0/5 on quality starts this season and a bad 0/2 since returning from a month off due to injury. Last Friday, the Phillies got him for four runs and seven hits through four innings of a 5-4 Los Angeles loss. And just before that, the Yankees got him for four runs and two home runs through five innings of a 6-3 Dodgers defeat.</p>
<p>Los Angeles is 2-3 when Grove starts this season, and that's even a game better than it should be, based on his performances.</p>
<p>This will be Grove's first career appearance against the White Sox.</p>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/255778&quot; title="Dylan Cease Pitching Game logs">Cease</a> is 5/14 on quality starts this year and four for his last six. Last Friday, he held Miami to one run and four hits through six innings of a 2-1 Chicago victory. And just before that, he held Detroit to one run through 5 1/3 of another 2-1 White Sox win.</p>
<p>Chicago is 8-6 with Cease this season, and that's about what it should be, based on what he's done.</p>
<p>In his only career start against the Dodgers, back in June of last season, Cease gave up six runs - none of which was earned - in less than five innings of an 11-9 Sox loss.</p>
<h2>Splits With the Sticks</h2>
<p>Chicago is batting .231 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .288 team OBP and a .377 team slugging percentage.</p>
<p>Los Angeles is slashing .246/.331/.448 against right-handed pitching.</p>
<h2>The Bullpens </h2>
<p>The Dodgers bullpen, after blowing Wednesday's game, owns a 4.90 ERA this season, along with a 1.36 WHIP and a 2.84 K/BB ratio.</p>
<p>The White Sox pen owns a 4.76 ERA, a 1.39 WHIP, and a 2.13 K/BB ratio.</p>
<h2>MLB Betting Trends</h2>
<p>The White Sox are 13-22 on the road this season and 23-30 against right-handed starters.</p>
<p>The Dodgers are 21-11 at home and 29-19 against right-handed starters.</p>
<h2>Totals Report </h2>
<ul>
<li>The totals are split 33-33 in White Sox games this season.</li>
<li>The overs are 38-27 in Dodgers games.</li>
<li>The totals are split 16-16 at Dodger Stadium this season.</li>
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