Tigers vs. White Sox odds, tips and betting trends

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01 September 2023

Tigers vs. White Sox odds, tips and betting trends

At Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday, the Detroit Tigers (60-74) take on the Chicago White Sox (53-81), fellow members of the AL Central, at 8:10 PM ET.

The White Sox (+109 underdog on the moneyline) take the field at home against the Tigers (-130). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Detroit Tigers looking to Eduardo Rodriguez (9-7), and Touki Toussaint (2-6) taking the ball for the Chicago White Sox.

The Tigers were vicotrious 4-3 over the Yankees yesterday in their last game. Beau Brieske was the winning pitcher after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one, while Zack Short finished 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively.

The White Sox knocked off the Orioles 10-5 Friday. Andrew Vaughn went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI, and Dylan Cease got the win, throwing six innings, giving up five earned runs on six hits while striking out seven.

Before the Tigers vs. White Sox matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Tigers (-130, bet $130 to win $100)
Underdog: White Sox (+109, bet $100 to win $109)
Over/under: 8.5

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Tigers Stats and Trends

Tigers Betting Records

The Tigers have entered the game as favorites 24 times this season and won 13, or 54.2%, of those games.
Detroit is 6-6 this season when entering a game favored by -130 or more on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 56.5% chance of a victory for the Tigers.
Detroit’s games have gone over the total in 64 of its 134 chances.
The Tigers are 70-64-0 against the spread this season.

Eduardo Rodríguez (Tigers Probable Starter)

Rodriguez (9-7 with a 3.21 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 117 2/3 innings pitched) tries for his 10th victory when he makes the start for the Tigers, his 21st of the season.
The left-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Houston Astros, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up five hits.
The 30-year-old has put together a 3.21 ERA and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 20 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .228 to his opponents.
Rodriguez is trying to secure his 11th quality start of the season in this matchup.
Rodriguez has pitched five or more innings in a game 16 times this year entering this matchup.
In five of his 20 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
He will match up with a White Sox squad that is hitting .241 as a unit (20th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .392 (23rd in MLB) with 149 total home runs (19th in MLB).
Rodriguez has pitched six innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out six against the White Sox this season.

Tigers Batting Stats

The Tigers have hit 137 homers this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
Hitters for Detroit have combined to rank 29th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .377 this season.
The Tigers rank 28th in MLB with a team batting average of just .233.
Detroit has scored the second-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 527 (3.9 per game).
The Tigers have an OBP of just .300 this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Detroit ranks 23rd with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.

White Sox Stats and Trends

White Sox Betting Records

The White Sox have been victorious in 31, or 33.7%, of the 92 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Chicago has a win-loss record of 24-47 when favored by +109 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the White Sox have a 47.8% chance of walking away with the win.
Contests with Chicago has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 62 of 133 chances this season.
The White Sox are 64-69-0 against the spread in their 133 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Touki Toussaint (White Sox Probable Starter)

Toussaint makes the start for the White Sox, his 11th of the season. He is 2-6 with a 4.85 ERA and 58 strikeouts through 59 1/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance was on Saturday against the Oakland Athletics, when the righty went five scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
In 14 games this season, the 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.85, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .213 against him.
Toussaint has not recorded a quality start on the season.
Toussaint is looking to pick up his eighth start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
He has had four appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .233 batting average, and is 25th in the league with 1053 total hits and 29th in MLB play with 527 runs scored. They have the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.377) and are 23rd in all of MLB with 137 home runs.

White Sox Batting Stats

The White Sox average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 19th in MLB play with 149 total home runs .
So far this season, Chicago is 23rd in baseball with a .392 slugging percentage.
The White Sox have the 20th-ranked batting average in the league (.241).
Chicago scores the 25th-most runs in baseball (558 total, 4.2 per game).
The White Sox are last in MLB with a .296 on-base percentage.

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