The Chicago White Sox (21-31) and Detroit Tigers (23-25) meet Friday for the 2nd game of a 4-game series at Comerica Park. First pitch is slated for 6:40 p.m. ET (Apple TV+). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the White Sox vs. Tigers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Detroit leads 1-0
Chicago mustered just 4 hits in a 7-2 series-opening loss Thursday. The White Sox entered the series with a .542 OPS over their last 7 road games.
Detroit took 2 of 3 contests from the Kansas City Royals in a Monday-Wednesday set in K.C., so the Bengals are now 3-1 over their last 4 games. That comes on the heels of a 3-5 spell from May 12-21 where Detroit logged a .594 OPS.
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White Sox at Tigers projected starters
RHP Lance Lynn vs. LHP Joey Wentz
Lynn (3-5, 6.28 ERA) makes his 11th start. He owns a 1.47 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9 and 10.5 K/9 through 57 1/3 IP.
- Has held current Detroit batters to an aggregate .543 OPS
- Has twirled 6-plus innings in 4 of his last 5 starts
- Has been hurt by a .344 batting average on balls in play (BABIP), 63% left-on-base rate and 19.7% home runs/fly balls (HR/FB) mark
Wentz (1-4, 7.45 ERA) is tabbed for his 10th start. He has logged a 1.63 WHIP, 3.3 BB/9 and 7.2 K/9 through 38 2/3 IP.
- Clocked a 3.03 ERA over 32 2/3 IP as a rookie in 2022
- Last start: Loss, 2 IP, 6 ER, 10 H, 0 BB, 1 K, in a 6-4 road loss at the Washington Nationals Sunday
White Sox at Tigers odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:48 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: White Sox -152 (bet $152 to win $100) | Tigers +128 (bet $100 to win $128)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): White Sox -1.5 (+112) | Tigers +1.5 (-134)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -120 | U: -102)
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White Sox at Tigers picks and predictions
Prediction
White Sox 5, Tigers 3
Moneyline
Chicago’s schedule was difficult early, and that has the White Sox down a couple more pegs than they should be on the standings board.
Detroit is 8-4 in 1-run games — usually a regression indicator when not aligned with overall win percentage — and the back end of its bullpen enters Friday in overuse territory.
The Chicago bullpen has done well in getting ground balls while avoiding hard contact. Its .318 BABIP and 14.9% HR/FB rate are indicators that its 5.21 ERA is headed for better days.
Lynn has really been beaten up around the margins. A couple of well respected expected-ERA figures peg him as being perhaps 2 1/2 runs better than what shows in his surface ERA.
Chicago is the lean, but is only a viable leverage play at -145 or better. Otherwise, PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
Chicago’s offense has struggled of late with a .652 OPS since May 10, so there is some risk here. But WHITE SOX -1.5 (+112) is worth a partial-unit look (fully vested at +120).
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Over/Under
With the offenses in play, a Lynn rebound gives the Under a value chance. BACK THE UNDER 8.5 (-102).
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