White Sox vs. Tigers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/15/2022

After a four-hit game last time out, Andrew Vaughn leads the Chicago White Sox (29-31) as -115 favorites against the Detroit Tigers (24-37). Action gets underway from Comerica Park at 1:10 PM ET on Wednesday. Vince Velasquez starts for Chicago while Alex Faedo is Detroit’s starter for the contest.

White Sox vs. Tigers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Tigers

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (-105) and Under (9.5)

White Sox vs. Tigers Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Vince Velasquez
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Alex Faedo
• Game Day: Wednesday, June 15, 2022
• Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• Stadium: Comerica Park

Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Vince Velasquez

• Velasquez makes his first start of the season for the White Sox.
• It’s the season debut and his first appearance in more than a year for the 30-year-old righty.
• The Tigers rank 30th in MLB play with 168 runs scored this season, and are batting .220 with 31 home runs (30th in baseball).

Tigers Starter Alex Faedo

• The Tigers will send Faedo (1-2) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
• The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.92, a 2.545 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.243 in seven games this season.
• In seven starts this season, he’s earned one quality start.
• Faedo has pitched five or more innings in seven straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The White Sox rank 26th in MLB with 241 runs scored this season. They have a .245 batting average this campaign with 51 home runs (24th in the league).

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the White Sox have won 22 out of the 40 games, or 55%, in which they’ve been favored.
• Chicago has a record of 22-16, a 57.9% win rate, when favored by -115 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 29 of their 64 games with a total this season.
• The White Sox have an ATS record of 29-35-0 in 64 games with a spread this season.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers have come away with 17 wins in the 47 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, Detroit has been victorious 16 times in 46 chances when named as an underdog of at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 51.2% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Detroit have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 20 of 61 chances this season.
• The Tigers are 28-33-0 against the spread in their 61 games that had a posted line this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu’s nine homers in 2022 are the most on the White Sox. He’s also knocked in 28 runs while hitting .260.
• Of all hitters in baseball, Abreu’s home run total ranks him 47th, and his RBI tally puts him 73rd.
• Abreu carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a double, two home runs, five walks and five RBI.
• Luis Robert’s .284 batting average leads his team.
• Robert ranks 105th in home runs and 119th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Robert enters this matchup looking for his seventh game in a row with a hit. In his last 10 games he is batting .250 with a double, two walks and five RBI.
• Vaughn has racked up a team-best 29 runs batted in.
• Vaughn has at least one base hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with five walks and six RBI.
• Jake Burger is hitting .273 with seven doubles, eight home runs and nine walks.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Harold Castro is batting .308 with eight doubles, a triple, four home runs and three walks, while getting on base at a rate of .321.
• Castro’s home run total places him 169th in the majors, and he is 195th in RBI.
• Castro brings a hitting streak of seven games into this game. In his last 10 outings he is batting .289 with two doubles and five RBI.
• Jonathan Schoop has launched a team-high five home runs.
• Schoop ranks 132nd overall in homers and 172nd in RBI this year.
• Miguel Cabrera has the top batting average on the Tigers (.289) while pacing in runs batted in (21).
• Austin Meadows is batting .248 with six doubles, two triples and 16 walks.

Betting Tips for White Sox vs. Tigers

Our best bet is the Tigers on the moneyline at -105 after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will under the total of 9.5 runs.