White Sox vs. Tigers Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 7/7/2022

Jose Abreu seeks to extend his 11-game hitting streak as the Chicago White Sox (39-41) take on the Detroit Tigers (34-47) and Miguel Cabrera, who has a 13-game hit streak of his own. The White Sox are listed as -247 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 8:10 PM ET on Thursday, live from Guaranteed Rate Field. Dylan Cease will get the ball for Chicago while Detroit counter with Beau Brieske.

White Sox vs. Tigers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Tigers

After taking a look at all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup, our best bet is the Tigers on the moneyline at +204. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (+204) and Over (8.5)

White Sox vs. Tigers Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Dylan Cease
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Beau Brieske
• Game Day: Thursday, July 7, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Dylan Cease

• Cease (7-3) takes the mound for the White Sox in his 17th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.51 ERA in 86 innings pitched, with 125 strikeouts.
• The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, when he threw five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.
• The 26-year-old has a 2.51 ERA and 13.1 strikeouts per nine innings across 16 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .209 to his opponents.
• Cease is trying to pick up his sixth quality start of the season.
• Cease will look to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 5.1 frames per outing.
• The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .232 batting average, and is 27th in the league with 614 total hits and last in MLB play with 259 runs scored. It has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.340) and ranks last in home runs (49) in all of MLB.
• In 10 innings over two appearances against the Tigers this season, Cease has a 0.90 ERA and a 1.300 WHIP while his opponents are batting .231.
• Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 26-year-old ranks 10th in ERA (2.51), 40th in WHIP (1.244), and first in K/9 (13.1).

Tigers Starter Beau Brieske

• Brieske (1-6) will take the mound for the Tigers, his 14th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in six innings against the Kansas City Royals.
• The 24-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with an ERA of 4.54, a 2 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.284.
• In 13 starts this season, he’s earned four quality starts.
• Brieske has 11 starts of five or more innings this season in 13 chances. He averages 5.1 innings per outing.
• The White Sox are batting .255 this season, fourth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .379 (21st in the league) with 65 home runs.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have been favorites in 47 games this season and won 24 (51.1%) of those contests.
• Chicago has not entered a game this season as a bigger favorite on the moneyline than the -247 odds on them winning this game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 71.2% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 39 of their 84 games with a total.
• In 84 games with a spread this season, the White Sox are 39-45-0 ATS.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers have been chosen as underdogs in 62 games this year and have walked away with the win 26 times (41.9%) in those games.
• Detroit has a mark of 2-6 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +204 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 32.9% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• Contests with Detroit have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 28 of 81 chances this season.
• In 81 games with a line this season, the Tigers have a mark of 39-42-0 against the spread.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Abreu has hit a team-high 10 home runs.
• Abreu’s home runs rank him 74th in the majors, and he ranks 63rd in RBI.
• Abreu carries an 11-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .475 with five doubles, a home run, three walks and six RBI.
• Luis Robert has capitalized on opportunities as he paces his team with 42 runs batted in.
• Robert is 89th in home runs and 44th in RBI in the bigs.
• Robert heads into this matchup looking for his third game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a home run, two walks and four RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox with a .293 batting average.
• Tim Anderson is batting .314 with 10 doubles, five home runs and 10 walks.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jonathan Schoop is hitting .209 with 13 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 11 walks, while getting on base at a rate of .244.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Schoop’s home run total is 158th and his RBI tally is 187th.
• Schoop takes a hitting streak of four games into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .421 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
• Javier Baez’s seven home runs pace his team.
• Baez ranks 132nd in homers and 141st in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Cabrera has the top batting average on the Tigers (.308) while pacing in runs batted in (31).
• Harold Castro is batting .276 with eight doubles, two triples, four home runs and five walks.