White Sox vs. Tigers Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/13/2022

The Detroit Tigers (43-71) will try to end their five-game losing streak when they visit the Chicago White Sox (57-56) on Saturday at 7:10 PM ET. Oddsmakers consider the White Sox to be -208 favorites for the contest, while the Tigers are +173 underdogs looking for the upset. Lucas Giolito will get the ball for Chicago while Detroit counter with Matt Manning.

White Sox vs. Tigers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Tigers

Our best bet is the Tigers on the moneyline at +173 after analyzing all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer predicts the scoring will over the total of 8 runs.

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (+173) and Over (8)

White Sox vs. Tigers Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Lucas Giolito
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Matt Manning
• Game Day: Saturday, August 13, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Lucas Giolito

• Giolito (8-6) gets the starting nod for the White Sox in his 21st start of the season. He’s put together a 4.91 ERA in 106 1/3 innings pitched, with 120 strikeouts.
• His most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Texas Rangers, when the righty went five innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up six hits.
• The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.91, with 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 20 games this season. Opponents are hitting .283 against him.
• Giolito enters the matchup with seven quality starts under his belt this year.
• Giolito will try to pitch five or more innings for his fourth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.1 frames per outing.
• He will take the hill against a Tigers offense that is hitting .225 as a unit (28th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .330 (30th in MLB) with 66 total home runs (30th in MLB).
• Giolito has a 4.22 ERA and a 0.937 WHIP against the Tigers this season in 10 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .162 batting average over two appearances.

Tigers Starter Matt Manning

• The Tigers’ Manning (0-0) will make his fifth start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw seven scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays while allowing four hits.
• The 24-year-old has an ERA of 2.25 and 5.4 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .214 in four games this season.
• In four starts this season, he’s earned two quality starts.
• Manning will look to pitch five or more innings for the third start in a row.
• The White Sox have scored 479 runs this season, which ranks 19th in MLB. They have 1010 hits, second in baseball, with 98 home runs (25th in the league).

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have been favorites in 77 games this season and won 40 (51.9%) of those contests.
• Chicago has a record of 3-2 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -208 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the White Sox, based on the moneyline, is 67.5%.
• Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 51 of their 118 games with a total this season.
• The White Sox have an ATS record of 51-67-0 in 118 games with a spread this season.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers have been chosen as underdogs in 95 games this year and have walked away with the win 34 times (35.8%) in those games.
• This season, Detroit has been victorious five times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least +173 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 36.6% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Detroit have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 39 of 115 chances this season.
• The Tigers have posted a record of 51-64-0 against the spread this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with 14 home runs on the year. He’s also hitting .296 with 55 RBI.
• Abreu’s home runs place him 69th in the majors, and he ranks 49th in RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn has 21 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 22 walks while batting .296.
• Vaughn is 92nd in home runs and 49th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Vaughn heads into this matchup looking for his third game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBI.
• Luis Robert leads the White Sox with 56 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .301.
• Robert will look to build on his seven-game hitting in this matchup. In his last nine outings he is hitting .353 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and seven RBI.
• A.J. Pollock is batting .236 with 19 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 22 walks.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Javier Baez has a team-leading 11 home runs and has driven in 44 runs.
• Among all batters in the majors, Baez ranks 111th in homers and 100th in RBI.
• Baez has collected a hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with a home run and an RBI.
• Jonathan Schoop has 18 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 15 walks while batting .202.
• Schoop ranks 160th in homers and 181st in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Harold Castro is hitting .283 with 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 13 walks.
• Jeimer Candelario is batting .202 with 11 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 21 walks.