| 60-94 | September 22, 2013, 01:08 PM | Comerica Park | 91-64 |
Baseball bettors look for value at Comerica Park on Sunday as host Detroit battles the Chicago White Sox in baseball odds action.
Anibal Sanchez gets the call for the Detroit Tigers and he will try to build on a 14-7 mark. In the other dugout, Erik Johnson brings a 1-2 ledger to the game for the White Sox as he tries to quiet the Tigers bats.
View Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Odds and Stats.
Bettors looking to side with the Tigers in this matchup found them as -300 Favorite on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 7.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the No. 10-ranked Tigers and the No. 30-rated White Sox in this matchup.
The White Sox were a 7-6 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Tigers. That made winners of bettors who got Detroit at -134 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors. Chicago lost a tight one on Saturday, seeing the game get away from them in extra innings and falling by a 7-6 score against Detroit at Comerica Park.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Detroit's No. 2 ranked offense (5.05 runs per game) against a White Sox defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 23 at 4.47 runs allowed per game. The Tigers have been averaging 10.12 hits per game, more than the White Sox have managed so far this season (8.6 hits on average).
Comparing defensive stats, Chicago owns the No. 24-rated road mark, allowing 4.49 runs per game on the highway. Detroit, on the other hand, rates No. 2 in scoring at home.
A few White Sox at Tigers trends to consider:
Chi White Sox is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Next up:
Chicago at Toronto, Monday, September 23rd
Detroit at Minnesota, Monday, September 23rd
