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The Detroit Tigers (86-75) host the Chicago White Sox (40-121) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Tigers are favored (-239) to win the rubber match, which starts at 3:10 p.m. ET from Comerica Park. Detroit has not named a starter for this contest, while Chicago is projected to send Jonathan Cannon to the mound.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $28.37
Tigers to win vs White Sox -239
Tigers vs. White Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Tigers (-239)
- Underdog: White Sox (+194)
- Over/under: 7.5
Tigers vs. White Sox Betting Insights
- The Tigers have come away with 39 wins in the 66 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Detroit has been listed as a favorite of -239 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 70.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- The White Sox have gone 36-117 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 23.5% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +194 or longer, Chicago has an 8-36 record (winning just 18.2% of its games).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the White Sox’s implied win probability is 34%.
Tigers vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders
- Riley Greene leads Detroit in home runs with 24, runs batted in with 74 and his batting average of .263 is also best on his team.
- Of all batters in MLB, Greene’s home run total places him 42nd and his RBI tally ranks him 59th.
- Matt Vierling is batting .258 with an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage of .425 this season.
- Andrew Vaughn has put up a team-high batting average of .246 while leading the White Sox in runs batted in (70).
- Vaughn is 90th in homers and 74th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Andrew Benintendi has hit 20 home runs to lead his team.
Tigers vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Tigers average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.59 this year, third-best in baseball.
- The Tigers have a combined 1.161 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the White Sox pitching staff ranks 12th in the majors.
- Chicago has a 4.69 team ERA that ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The White Sox average MLB’s second-worst WHIP (1.439).