White Sox vs Tigers MLB Handicapping

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The Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Comerica Park.

The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander John Danks in this game. Danks has a 6-9 record and a 3.63 ERA this season.

Danks's opponent in this one will be Justin Verlander. The Tigers righthander has a 2.38 ERA to go along with a 20-5 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 220-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

The White Sox were a 7-6 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Twins. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at +188 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors.

The Tigers were a 11-8 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Royals. That made winners of bettors who got Kansas City at +165 on the moneyline, while the total score (19) was good news for OVER bettors.

Team records:
Chicago: 68-66 SU
Detroit: 75-62 SU

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games 
Chi White Sox are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Chi White Sox's last 23 games on the road
Detroit is 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 13-5 SU in their last 18 games when playing Chi White Sox
Detroit is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games 
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

Next up:
Detroit home to Chi White Sox, Saturday, September 3