Comerica Park hosts an MLB battle between the Detroit Tigers and the visiting Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

The Tigers will rely on Rick Porcello to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Dylan Axelrod will be his counterpart for the White Sox. Rick Porcello is 2-2 this season, and Dylan Axelrod is 0-0.



View Chi White Sox vs Detroit Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Tigers as -150 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 6-rated Tigers and the league No. 5-ranked White Sox, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Detroit's American League No. 8-ranked scoring average of 4.3 runs per game, against a White Sox offense rated No. 9 and scoring 4 runs per game in the league. The Tigers have averaged 8.3 hits per game to date this season, almost the same as the White Sox hitters have managed (8.3 per nine innings).

Defensively, Chicago features the American League's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.1 runs per game. Detroit, meanwhile, comes in at No. 4 in the American League at home, scoring 4.6 runs per game.

In their last action, Chicago was a 3-2 Sportsbook on the road against the Tigers. Bettors on Chicago at +116 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The White Sox enjoyed a 3-2 victory at the expense of the Tigers on Saturday, with Gavin Floyd throwing 7 innings of 7-hit ball at Comerica Park.




Chicago White Sox Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Seattle are 3-7
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

A few White Sox at Tigers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Chi White Sox are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games
Detroit is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing Chi White Sox


Next up:
Chi White Sox at Cleveland, Monday, May 7
Detroit at Seattle, Monday, May 7