White Sox-Tigers Odds Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers will meet on the field at Comerica Park on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.

Clayton Richard will be the starting pitcher for the White Sox on this day. Lefthander Richard is 3-3 this season with a 5.18 ERA.

The Tigers will counter Richard with Rick Porcello. Righthander Porcello has a 4.40 ERA to go along with a 9-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Carlos Guillen drove in two runs to help the Tigers sneak past the White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings last time out, as -140 favorites. That game’s seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).

Fernando Rodney tossed a scoreless 10^th inning to secure his first victory in relief this season.

A.J. Pierzynski went 4-for-5 at the plate with a solo home run for the White Sox, who were +120 underdogs. D.J. Carrasco gave up the winning run in the 10^th and was tagged with the loss.

Current streak:
Chicago has lost 3 straight games.
Detroit has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Chicago: 50-48 SU
Detroit: 52-44 SU

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Minnesota are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 6-4
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox’s last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit’s last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Detroit is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox

Next up:
Chi White Sox at Minnesota, Monday, July 27
Detroit at Texas, Monday, July 27