White Sox-Tigers Lines Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers will meet on the field at Comerica Park on Friday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader. Righthander Jose Contreras will take the mound for the White Sox to start this game. Contreras is 4-8 this season with a 4.75 ERA. Contreras's opponent in this one will be Justin Verlander. The Tigers ace righthander has a 3.34 ERA to go along with a 10-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Mark Buehrle fanned six batters in a no-hitter to lead the White Sox over the Rays 5-0 on Thursday, as -120 favorites. The team's played UNDER the posted over/under (9). Josh Fields belted a grand slam home run to lead the way, and Buehrle improved to 11-3 with the victory. The Tigers lost to Seattle 2-1 as a -125 favorite on Thursday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Curtis Granderson drove in the Tigers' lone run and Luke French allowed two runs on eight hits in 5 1-3 innings. Current streak: Chicago has won 2 straight games. Detroit has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 50-45 SU Detroit: 49-44 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Detroit are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing Detroit The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games Chi White Sox are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games Detroit is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games at home Next up: Detroit home to Chi White Sox, Friday, July 24