Tigers-White Sox Odds Preview

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox meet at U.S. Cellular Field. Edwin Jackson will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers on this day. Righthander Jackson is 6-3 this season with a 2.16 ERA. Jackson's opponent in this one will be Gavin Floyd. The White Sox righthander has a 5.35 ERA to go along with a 4-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Magglio Ordonez scored the winning run off a bases-loaded walk on Wednesday, as the Tigers slipped past the White Sox 2-1. The Tigers won the game as -140 favorites, while the team's played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Adam Everett went deep for the other Tigers run. Justin Verlander threw a complete-game with nine strikeouts in the win. Jim Thome belted a solo home run for the White Sox, who were +120 underdogs. John Danks gave up five hits and two runs over 7 1-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: Detroit has won 2 straight games. Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 33-26 SU Chicago: 27-33 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 1-9 Before playing Milwaukee are 7-2 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi White Sox's last 14 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit Next up: Detroit at Pittsburgh, Friday, June 12 Chi White Sox at Milwaukee, Friday, June 12