Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers meet at The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Freddy Garcia in this game. Garcia has a 2-2 record and a 4.75 ERA this season. The Tigers will counter Garcia with Rick Porcello. Righthander Porcello has a 6.08 ERA to go along with a 3-3 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. 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: Team records: Detroit: 22-16 SU A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 3-5-1 SU in their last 9 games ,when playing on the road against Detroit Chi White Sox are 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games , Chi White Sox are 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games ,on the road Detroit10-2-1 SU in its last 13 games at home Detroit is 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing Chi White Sox Detroit is 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing at home against Chi White Sox Next up: Chi White Sox home to LA Angels, Wednesday, May 19 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers. |