Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox will meet on the field at U.S. Cellular Field on Saturday in a battle of division rivals. Rick Porcello will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers on this day. Righthander Porcello is 5-10 this season with a 5.74 ERA. The White Sox will counter Porcello with Edwin Jackson. Righthander Jackson has a 4.83 ERA to go along with a 7-10 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Gordon Beckham hit a three-run homer as the White Sox doubled the Tigers 8-4 on Friday. The White Sox won that game as -150 favorites, and the 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Mark Buehrle allowed just five hits and three runs over 6 1-3 innings for his 11th victory of the season. Jeremy Bonderman gave up seven hits and six runs over six innings in the Tigers loss. Team records: Chicago: 65-51 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Detroit are 6-4 After playing Detroit are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Detroit is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games Detroit is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox Detroit is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox Detroit is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games on the road Chi White Sox are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Detroit Chi White Sox are 21-4 SU in their last 25 games at home Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games Next up: Chi White Sox home to Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close. |