The Detroit Tigers will square off against their division rival Chicago White Sox in a Sunday showdown. NBC Sports Chicago is in line to televise the action and the game gets underway at 3:10 p.m. ET.
Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Odds
The Tigers have gone 47-113 SU this year and are 64-94 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 42.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 36.3 units ATS. The White Sox, on the other hand, are 71-89 SU and 77-80 ATS. The team’s gained 9.2 units for moneyline bettors while earning 6.5 units ATS.
Chicago games have a 74-76-7 over/under record in 2019. Tigers games have gone under 76 times, gone over 70 times and pushed on 12 occasions.
Spencer Turnbull will get the nod for the visiting Tigers. The right-handed Turnbull is 3-16 with a 4.59 ERA and 139 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with seven strikeouts and a 6.00 ERA against Chicago this year.
The White Sox are turning to lefty Ross Detwiler (3-5, 6.85 ERA), who has 43 punchouts and 26 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.66. Detwiler is 0-0 with two strikeouts and a 3.00 ERA in one start against Detroit this year.
As a unit, Chicago’s pitchers have given up 5.2 runs per game overall this season. The team’s starters have an ERA of 5.31, a WHIP of 1.45 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.3. The bullpen has a 4.34 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 8.5 K/9. In 74 games against divisional opponents, White Sox starters have an ERA of 5.04 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.46.
Chicago’s offense has produced 4.4 runs per contest, including 4.6 per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .288/.349/.482 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Jose Abreu and Tim Anderson have led the White Sox hitters this year. Abreu is slashing .283/.328/.501 with 33 home runs, 123 RBIs and 84 runs scored, while Anderson’s line is .337/.359/.510 with 18 homers, 56 RBIs, 81 runs and 17 stolen bases.
In the other dugout, Detroit’s pitching staff allowed 5.7 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.51 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 8.56 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.95, along with a WHIP of 1.44 and a K/9 of 8.57.
The Tigers offense has slashed .240/.296/.388 on its way to 3.6 runs scored per game in 2019, including 3.9 runs per game against divisional foes and 2.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Miguel Cabrera and Nicholas Castellanos continue to lead Detroit’s offense. Cabrera is hitting .281/.346/.391 with 11 home runs, 58 RBIs and 40 runs scored, while Castellanos (.273/.328/.462) is up to 11 homers, 37 RBIs and 57 runs scored.
Tigers at White Sox Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – White Sox, ATS Winner – Tigers, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- Detroit has recorded 13 extra-base hits over its last five outings. Chicago has 16 XBH over its last five.
- The Tigers have a total OPS of .684 this season and an OPS of .710 against left-handed pitchers. The White Sox’ OPS stands at .731 overall and .763 against lefties.
- Chicago has recorded 30.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 24.8 over its last five.
- The Tigers have hit six home runs in their last 10 games. The White Sox have hit 17 over their last 10.
