White Sox-Tigers Vegas Betting Odds

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers meet at Comerica Park. The White Sox will trot Gavin Floyd out to the mound in this one. Righthander Floyd has a 10-6 record and a 3.52 ERA this season. It'll be Nate Robertson toeing the rubber for the Tigers in this contest. Lefthander Robertson is 6-8 with a 5.69 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The White Sox scored five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Rangers 10-8 in the rubber match on Wednesday, as -128 favorites. The 18 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (10). Carlos Quentin belted two home runs to lead the way for the White Sox. Octavio Dotel threw a scoreless eighth for the win, and Bobby Jenks closed out the game with his 19th save. The Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Royals with a 7-1 win at EVEN odds on Wednesday. The eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9). Magglio Ordonez drove in two runs and finished 3-for-5 at the plate for the Tigers. Armando Galarraga whiffed seven batters and allowed just one run off three hits over seven innings in the win. Current streak: Chicago has won 2 straight games. Detroit has won 4 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 57-43 SU Detroit: 52-49 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Detroit are 6-4 After playing Texas are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After playing Kansas City are 3-7 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chi White Sox's last 16 games when playing Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Chi White Sox's last 19 games on the road Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Detroit is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Detroit's last 16 games when playing Chi White Sox Next up: Detroit home to Chi White Sox, Saturday, July 26