White Sox vs. Tigers Pick
Will the Detroit Tigers continue to beat up on the Chicago White Sox when the two teams meet up again today at 1:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Detroit is the favorite at home, as the Tigers are getting odds of -200 to win, while the White Sox are listed with a money line of +170 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 9 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today’s game has Justin Verlander (4-4, 4.50 ERA) on the mound for the Tigers to face David Holmberg (0-0, 2.51) of the White Sox. Verlander is coming off a solid outing, going 7 innings with 1 run allowed. However, he has been shaky for over a month and still has 30 walks with a WHIP of 1.37 this season. Holmberg is making just his second start. His first saw him go 4 innings and allow 3 runs with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts. His WHIP for the season is just 0.70 over 14.1 innings.
The Tigers have been beating up on Chicago this weekend. Detroit had a 15-5 win on Friday and then followed that with a 10-1 win on Saturday. Detroit is 27-28 overall, 14-10 at home and 30-23 with the over. Chicago is 24-30 overall, 12-19 on the road and 26-25 with the over.
The Tigers had 15 hits on Saturday for their 10 runs. They had another four home runs in the win. Justin Upton had his 10th of the season and Alex Avila hit his eighth. Jose Iglesias had three hits and three RBI as well for the Tigers. The run support allowed Jordan Zimmerman to pitch 6 innings and allow just 1 run on seven hits. He earned his fifth win of the season.
Holmberg has a low ERA, but it is in limited action. His first start wasn’t very good and Chicago has already tapped into its bullpen a great deal in this series. The Tigers shouldn’t have problems scoring runs again. Their bats are hot and they are at home. Verlander is coming off a strong start, but he has been giving up his fair share baserunners and runs. Look for Chicago to chip in with a few runs to hit the over today.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: WHITE SOX/TIGERS OVER 9