White Sox-Tigers Odds Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers will meet on the field at Comerica Park on Sunday in a battle of division rivals. Clayton Richard will be the starting pitcher for the White Sox on this day. Lefthander Richard is 3-3 this season with a 5.18 ERA. The Tigers will counter Richard with Rick Porcello. Righthander Porcello has a 4.40 ERA to go along with a 9-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Carlos Guillen drove in two runs to help the Tigers sneak past the White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings last time out, as -140 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Fernando Rodney tossed a scoreless 10th inning to secure his first victory in relief this season. A.J. Pierzynski went 4-for-5 at the plate with a solo home run for the White Sox, who were +120 underdogs. D.J. Carrasco gave up the winning run in the 10th and was tagged with the loss. Current streak: Chicago has lost 3 straight games. Detroit has won 3 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 50-48 SU Detroit: 52-44 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 5-5 After playing Detroit are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 Detroit most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Texas are 6-4 After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox Detroit is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox Next up: Chi White Sox at Minnesota, Monday, July 27 Detroit at Texas, Monday, July 27