Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox MLB Free Pick

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Matt Fargo
Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox (MLB) - Apr 12, 2008 1:05 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: 120 Chicago White Sox

Detroit took the opener last night and at 2-8, the Tigers are still being completely overvalued. A win was nice but until this team becomes more consistent and starts putting a run together, it will be a fade. The offense is starting to come around but the last three games came against some weak starting pitching and while tonight’s Chicago starter could be lumped into that category, there are reasons he is not as explained later. The Tigers are still pressing.

The White Sox had won five straight games before dropping the last two. I can expect them to turn that around tonight at a great price on their field. They have won their last four games as an underdog and this will be the first instance of a dog price at home. The White Sox offense has cooled down but they are still averaging a solid 5.8 rpg on the season and have the chance to once again to take out Justin Verlander. Chicago has won 12 of the last 17 in this series.

The Tigers send Verlander to the hill and that is part of the reason Detroit is a road favorite. He did not pitch very well against Kansas City in his opening start, allowing four runs in six innings. He followed that up with an even worse performance against the White Sox on Sunday. Chicago has given him fits as he is 1-5 with a 6.00 ERA and 1.51 WHIP in nine career starts against the White Sox. The Tigers are just 2-7 in those eight starts and it is obviously a mental thing at this point.

Chicago counters with Gavin Floyd who has already tamed the Tigers once this season, allowing three runs on six hits in six innings of work. Floyd came up as a huge prospect but it has not panned out. He still has a lot of potential as he has just 30 starts in his résumé. He has faced five teams three or more times in his career and has a combined ERA of 5.89 over almost 95 innings. Detroit is one of those teams but he has a 3.03 ERA in five starts against the Tigers while never losing.

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