Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers meet at Comerica Park.
The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Gavin Floyd in this game. Floyd has a 6-8 record and a 4.55 ERA this season.
It'll be Justin Verlander toeing the rubber for the Tigers in this contest. Righthander Verlander is 12-4 with a 2.15 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 196-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
The White Sox were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Twins. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at +144 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Detroit was a 2-1 winner on the road against the Royals. Bettors on Detroit at -164 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Team records: Chicago: 44-48 SU Detroit: 49-43 SU
Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Detroit are 3-7 After playing Minnesota are 1-9 After a loss are 6-4
Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Chi White Sox are 8-2 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games on the road Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing Detroit The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit Detroit is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Detroit is 11-1 SU in their last 12 games when playing Chi White Sox Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing Chi White Sox
Next up: Detroit home to Chi White Sox, Saturday, July 16
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