The Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers will meet on the field at Comerica Park on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
The White Sox will give the ball to starter Mark Buehrle in this one. Lefthander Buehrle is 11-6 this season with a 3.05 ERA.
Buehrle's opponent in this one will be Max Scherzer. The Tigers righthander has a 4.52 ERA to go along with a 13-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 143-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Last time out for Chicago, they were a 9-8 loser as they battled the Tigers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Tigers at -104 were rewarded, while the 17 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Current streak: Chicago has lost 3 straight games. Detroit has won 2 straight games.
Team records: Chicago: 68-68 SU Detroit: 77-62 SU
Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Minnesota are 6-4 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5
Detroit most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Cleveland are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 13 games when playing on the road against Detroit Chi White Sox are 11-5 SU in their last 16 games on the road Detroit is 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games
Next up: Chi White Sox at Minnesota, Monday, September 5 Detroit at Cleveland, Monday, September 5
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