MLB Betting: White Sox vs Tigers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers meet at Comerica Park. The White Sox will trot Freddy Garcia out to the mound in this one. Righthander Garcia has a 2-2 record and a 4.75 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Tigers will be Rick Porcello. The righthander has a 6.08 ERA to go along with a 3-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 143-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The White Sox were defeated 5-3 by the Royals last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Gavin Floyd surrendered five earned runs off 10 hits over six innings to suffer the loss for the White Sox. Ramon Santiago smacked a two-run homer and the Tigers defeated the Red Sox 5-1 in the series rubber match on Sunday. The Tigers won that game as +124 underdogs, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Armando Galarraga picked up his first win of the season, giving up one run off three hits over 5 2-3 innings for the Tigers. Current streak: Detroit has won 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 15-22 SU Detroit: 22-16 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Detroit are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 Detroit most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Detroit Detroit is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Detroit home to Chi White Sox, Tuesday, May 18 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com