Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/07/2022

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Thursday, July 7, 2022

Venue:  Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CHI

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +205, White Sox -245; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +210, White Sox -250; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +200, White Sox -250; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Detroit Tigers:  33-47 (4th place, AL Central)

Chicago White Sox:  38-41 (3rd place, AL Central)

 

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Detroit Tigers:  6-4 last 10

Chicago White Sox:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Tigers enter this game on a 3 game winning streak. They lost their last series against the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 33-47 record overall and have a road record of 11-23. This is the series opener of a 4-game series with the White Sox on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Cleveland Guardians still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 29th in the MLB with a .628 OPS. Michael Pineda is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while rookie pitcher Beau Brieske is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 1-6 with a 4.54 ERA this season. His team lost 3 of their last 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 0 HRs, and 3 BB with 3 Ks on 6 hits through 6 IP against the Kansas City Royals. 

 

The White Sox enter this game on a 2 game losing streak. They won their last series against the San Francisco Giants 3-0 completing the sweep in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 28-41 record overall and have a home record of 16-23. This is the 1st game of a 4-game series with the Tigers on Thursday with the 3rd game of their series against the Minnesota Twins still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 21st in the MLB with a .687 OPS. Lance Lynn is on the mound on Wednesday while Dylan Cease will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Thursday. He is 7-3 with a 2.51 ERA this season. His team won their last 4 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 3 BB with 4 Ks on 4 hits through 5 IP against the San Francisco Giants. 

The current betting odds have the White Sox listed as a massive favorite in this game. The Tigers have been playing very well recently as they just won their 4-game series against the Guardians but now they are going the road here where they have not been great this season. The White Sox just swept the Giants over the weekend but are now facing a sweep themselves by the Twins in their last series, already down the first two games of that series. They have been hitting well recently but have had 2 bad games with their pitching against the Twins. The White Sox are still chasing down the Twins for the lead of the AL Central so this series was a big blow to them but they will be hungry to bounce back here at home against a very weak offensive team in the Tigers. The Tigers just scored a lot of runs on the Guardians in their last series but they were at home where they have been much better and their numbers are not nearly as good on the road this season. The White Sox are the better team here and Cease has been having a great season while Brieske has not had a lot of success winning games with the team in his rookie season. The best way to place a bet here is on the White Sox to win this game.

 

Tigers White Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, July 7, 2022 (8:10 pm ET start time) is White Sox 6 Tigers 3.

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Detroit Tigers: 133-167 (+19.1 Units) ML in all games. 58-88 (+5.1 Units) ML in road games. 39-19 OVER after sweeping a 3 game series against a division rival.

Chicago White Sox: 168-140 (-8.6 Units) ML in all games. 88-64 (-6.2 Units) ML in home games. DYLAN CEASE is 19-9 OVER after giving up 1 or less earned runs last outing.

 

 

Detroit Tigers:  A. Meadows (CF) Mid July - Achilles. J. Rogers (C) Out indefinitely - Elbow. S. Turnbull (SP) Early Sept - Elbow.

Chicago White Sox:  E. Jimenez (LF) Ques Wed - Hamstring. Y. Grandal (C) Late July - Back. D. Mendick (SS) out for season - Knee.

 

 

 

"We need wins desperately. To do it in the division, especially with these guys, they've notoriously given us fits in the past, it's definitely huge. We're just playing a better brand of baseball overall. So it's good to see and I hope it continues." - Eric Haase after their win against the Guardians on Tuesday.

 

 

"It's not a good day but unfortunately that's how baseball goes sometimes. Made some bad pitches over the heart of the plate and they hit them hard. I've just got to be better than that. That's something that's easy to fix from start to start, it's just executing pitches better." - Michael Kopech after their loss against the Twins on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Riley Greene (L) CF

Javier Baez (R) SS

Robbie Grossman (S) LF

Miguel Cabrera (R) DH

Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

Willi Castro (S) RF

Kody Clemens (L) 3B

Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B

Tucker Barnhart (S) C

 

Tim Anderson (R) SS

Andrew Vaughn (R) DH

Luis Robert (R) CF

Jose Abreu (R) 1B

Gavin Sheets (L) RF

Yoan Moncada (S) 3B

AJ Pollock (R) LF

Josh Harrison (R) 2B

Reese McGuire (L) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Victor Reyes (.322)

Hits:  Miguel Cabrera (77)

Home Runs:  Javier Baez (7)

RBI:  Miguel Cabrera (28)

Stolen Bases:  Derek Hill (3)

Wins:  Tarik Skubal (5)

Saves:  Gregory Soto (16)

ERA:  Angel De Jesus (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Seby Zavala (.333)

Hits:  Jose Abreu (85)

Home Runs:  Jose Abreu (10)

RBI:  Luis Robert (40)

Stolen Bases:  Luis Robert (11)

Wins:  Dylan Cease (7)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (16)

ERA:  Kendall Graveman (2.27)

 

Managers:

Detroit Tigers: A. J. Hinch (2nd season)

Chicago White Sox: Tony La Russa (2nd season)