The Chicago White Sox (38-24) and Detroit Tigers (26-36) swing into a three-game AL Central series Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET at Comerica Park. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the White Sox vs. Tigers odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Lucas Giolito is the projected starting pitcher for the White Sox. He is 5-5 with a 3.88 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 11.2 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 in 69 2/3 IP over 12 starts. Giolito is making his second straight start against the Tigers, a club with an .843 OPS against him this season.
LHP Tarik Skubal is the projected starter for the Tigers. He is 3-7 with a 4.33 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 11.3 K/9 and 4.3 BB/9 in 54 IP over 12 appearances, including 10 starts. Skubal is coming off an 11-strikeout performance against these White Sox Saturday. The Bengal southpaw has logged a 3.27 ERA in 44 career innings at Comerica.
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White Sox at Tigers odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 8:13 a.m. ET.
- Money line: White Sox -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Tigers +145 (bet $100 to win $145)
- Against the spread/ATS: White Sox -1.5 (+100) | Tigers +1.5 (-120)
- Over/Under: 9 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Prediction
White Sox 4, Tigers 3
Money line (ML)
The Pale Hose took 3 of 4 from the Tigers last week and are 10-4 in their last 14 games overall. The Tigers are playing their best ball of the season. They are 7-5 (with a .760 OPS) over their last dozen games.
Detroit is a lean-in-principle on the ML, but any profit potential looks to be drowned out by the juice here. PASS.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Detroit is solid against Giolito’s staple pitch, the change-up, and seeing him twice in a week doesn’t hurt that advantage angle.
The White Sox recent success has been very much earned on home turf. Chicago is just 1-5 over its last five road games and could be caught flat-footed in the opener of a road trip after 14 of its previous 17 games were at home.
BACK THE TIGERS +1.5 (-120) in a contest with some Under tilt.
Over/Under (O/U)
The weather forecast sets this one up as a low-humidity, breeze-in-from-left evening. Peg both starters as better than what’s indicated by their surface ERAs. Chicago has the better bullpen, but Detroit’s relief corps is at its best against right-handed batters and there figures to be a big contingent of righty hitters lined up against Skubal.
TAKE UNDER 9 (-115).
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