Tigers vs. White Sox Pick
Can the Detroit Tigers pick up a road win when it opens a doubleheader with the Chicago White Sox today at 2:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Tigers are favored on the road in this game, as they are getting odds of -145 to win. The White Sox are listed with odds of +130 at home, while the over/under total for the game is set at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup today has Buck Farmer taking the mound for the Tigers to face Derek Holland (4-3, 2.47) of the White Sox. Buck Farmer is making his first start of the year. He has eight starts with the Tigers over his three years with the team. His career ERA is 6.84 and his WHIP is 1.67. Holland has been pitching pretty steady all season. He is coming off an 8-inning, 1-run performance against Seattle last week. He has allowed 15 earned runs with 20 walks and 44 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.17.
The White Sox opened the series on Friday night with an 8-2 victory at home. They have now won four of their last five against the Tigers this season. These two have hit the over in seven straight meetings as well. Detroit is now 22-25 overall and 10-15 on the road while Chicago is 21-25 overall and 9-8 at home.
Chicago got another nice outing from Mike Pelfrey on Friday, as he pitched five innings and had seven strikeouts while allowing just four hits. The Detroit bullpen struggled once again, allowing five runs in 3.1 innings of work. Melky Cabrera, Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia each had three hits for the Sox. Cabrera had four RBI while Garcia had three. Alex Avila hit his sixth home run for the Tigers.
These odds just can’t be correct. There is no reason the struggling Tigers should be favored with Buck Farmer on the mound on the road against a good pitcher in Derek Holland. There may have been a mix up with the oddsmakers in this situation due to a doubleheader taking place. The White Sox should be able to win this game. Detroit struggled to hit Pelfrey, so Holland should roll. Farmer isn’t a pitcher that can go deep into a game. Be sure to jump on Chicago before the odds change.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CHICAGO WHITE SOX +130