The Detroit Tigers host Chicago on Friday, looking to build on their 75-62 mark against the 68-66 White Sox in MLB betting action at Comerica Park.

Justin Verlander gets the call for the Detroit Tigers and he will try to build on a 20-5 mark. In the other dugout, John Danks brings a 6-9 ledger to the game for the White Sox as he tries to quiet the Tigers bats.



View Chi White Sox vs Detroit Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Tigers in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -205 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 10 (Tigers) and the No. 4 (White Sox) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Detroit's American League No. 5-ranked scoring average of 4.5 runs per game, against a White Sox offense rated No. 10 and scoring 4.1 runs per game in the league. The Tigers have averaged 9.2 hits per game to date this season, more than the White Sox hitters have managed (8.7 per nine innings).

Defensively, Chicago features the American League's No. 3-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.8 runs per game. Detroit, meanwhile, comes in at No. 5 in the American League at home, scoring 4.6 runs per game.

The White Sox were a 7-6 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Twins. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at +188 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors. Chicago suffered a 7-6 loss against Minnesota on Wednesday, as Jake Peavy wasn't able to lead his team to victory at U.S. Cellular Field.

The Tigers were a 11-8 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Royals. That made winners of bettors who got Kansas City at +165 on the moneyline, while the total score (19) was good news for OVER bettors. Detroit didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 11-8 to Kansas City on Thursday at Comerica Park.


Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few White Sox at Tigers trends to consider:
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
Chi White Sox are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Chi White Sox's last 23 games on the road
Detroit is 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 13-5 SU in their last 18 games when playing Chi White Sox
Detroit is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
Chi White Sox at Detroit, Saturday, September 3