White Sox vs. Tigers Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/14/2022

Entering Sunday’s matchup with the Chicago White Sox (58-56), the Detroit Tigers (43-72) are on a six-game losing streak. The contest starts at 2:10 PM ET with the White Sox listed as -203 favorites, while the are +169 underdogs who may be heading for a seventh straight defeat. Lance Lynn takes the mound for Chicago while Tyler Alexander is Detroit’s starter for the contest.

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 +169 after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 8 runs.

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (+169) and Over (8)

White Sox vs. Tigers Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Lance Lynn
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Tyler Alexander
• Game Day: Sunday, August 14, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Lance Lynn

• The White Sox will send Lynn (2-5) out for his 12th start of the season. He is 2-5 with a 5.88 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 59 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last pitched on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• The 35-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.88, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 11 games this season. Opponents have a .269 batting average against him.
• Lynn heads into the matchup with three quality starts under his belt this year.
• Lynn will try to pitch five or more innings for his sixth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.1 innings per outing.
• He will match up with a Tigers team 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).
• Lynn has pitched 4 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on 10 hits while striking out four against the Tigers this season.

Tigers Starter Tyler Alexander

• Alexander (2-6) will take to the mound for the Tigers and make his eighth start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed 7 2/3 innings while giving up two earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.83 and 4.7 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .262 in 17 games this season.
• He has one quality starts in seven chances this season.
• Alexander will look to pitch five or more innings for the third start in a row.
• The White Sox have scored 485 runs this season, which ranks 18th in MLB. They are batting .259 for the campaign with 99 home runs, 25th in the league.
• The White Sox have gone 5-for-12 with a double and an RBI in 2 1/3 innings this season against the left-hander.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have entered the game as favorites 78 times this season and won 41, or 52.6%, of those games.
• Chicago is 3-2 this season when entering a game favored by -203 or more on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 67% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 52 of their 119 games with a total.
• The White Sox are 52-67-0 against the spread in their 119 chances this season.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers have won in 34, or 35.4%, of the 96 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Detroit has a win-loss record of 6-19 when favored by +169 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 37.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• Detroit’s games have gone over the total in 40 of their 116 opportunities.
• The Tigers are 51-65-0 against the spread in their 116 games that had a posted line this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu has accumulated a team-best 14 home runs and 56 runs batted in.
• Abreu ranks 72nd in homers and 45th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Andrew Vaughn has a club-best 56 RBI and .301 batting average.
• Vaughn is 93rd in home runs and 45th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Vaughn carries a three-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Luis Robert paces the White Sox with 56 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .301.
• Robert is on a seven-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last nine games he is batting .353 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and seven RBI.
• A.J. Pollock is batting .240 with 19 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 22 walks.
• Pollock is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with three doubles, a home run, two walks and three RBI.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Javier Baez has put up a team-high 11 home runs and has driven in 44 runs.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Baez’s home run total ranks 111th and his RBI tally is 102nd.
• Baez brings a hitting streak of three games into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a home run and an RBI.
• Harold Castro has 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 13 walks while hitting .286.
• Castro is currently 270th in homers and 232nd in RBI in the major leagues.
• Jonathan Schoop is hitting .202 with 18 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 15 walks.
• Jeimer Candelario is hitting .199 with 11 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 21 walks.