The Chicago White Sox (40-24) and Detroit Tigers (26-38) put a lid on a three-game AL Central series Sunday with a 1:10 p.m. ET first pitch at Comerica Park. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the White Sox vs. Tigers odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Carlos Rodon is the projected starting pitcher for the White Sox. He is 5-2 with a 1.96 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 13.3 K/9, and 2.3 BB/9 in 59 2/3 IP over 10 starts.
Rodon has held foes to 1 ER or less in eight of his 10 starts this season. That includes an April 29 gem against these Tigers where he went 6 IP allowing 1 ER on 2 H and 1 BB while adding 12 K.
RHP Kyle Funkhouser is the projected starter for the Tigers. He is 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 7.6 K/9, and 3.8 BB/9 in 16 2/3 IP over 13 relief appearances.
Sunday’s tilt will mark Funkhouser’s first Major League start, where the righty is slated to be the opener in a bullpen game.
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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 11:46 a.m. ET.
- Money line: White Sox -240 (bet $240 to win $100) | Tigers +195 (bet $100 to win $195)
- Against the spread/ATS: White Sox -2.5 (+100) | Tigers 2.5 (-120)
- Over/Under: 9 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Prediction
White Sox 7, Tigers 4
Money line (ML)
The Pale Hose have taken the first two games of this series and have won 7 of 9 against Detroit this season.
Chicago is a lean here even with the big tag and Rodon likely being a tad overrated due to his surface ERA being aided by some generous rates around the margins. Prices over (-225) sometimes get artificially deflated because of bettors just not buying into 75% expected-win scenarios in a game with so much random fluctuation.
But the WHITE SOX (-240) against a Tigers club set to use their bad bullpen for the game is a workable play.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The 2-and-a-half-run line is worth a look for bettors who want to assume less risk. Chicago is the much better club all around and is playing good ball.
BACK THE WHITE SOX -2.5 (+100).
Over/Under (O/U)
TAKE OVER 9 (-115). Fading Rodon to a small degree mixes into a shaky plan for the Tigers, a good-hitting White Sox order, and a forecast of an outward-to-center breeze.
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