Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, September 18, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-180) Detroit (+155)

The Chicago White Sox (74-71) are hitting the road to Comerica Park on Sunday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (55-89). The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at -180 while Detroit is coming in at +155. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Michael Kopech and Drew Hutchison.

The White Sox have accrued 248 two-baggers as a team and have hit 134 balls out of the park. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been called out on strikes 1,124 times, while taking a walk on 360 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are recording 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 17th in the league. They have 596 RBI's in addition to 1,317 hits on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .261. They have accounted for 627 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .317.

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White Sox pitchers have allowed 150 home runs in addition to 634 total runs (19th in MLB). They have walked 476 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.81 as a unit this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. The White Sox have an ERA of 3.88 over the course of the season (12th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,298 hitters.

White Sox pitchers have entered the game with runners on 125 times in addition to having 148 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 91 holds over the course of the season (7th in baseball). The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 69.4% and has come into the game in 154 save situations. They have compiled 43 saves on the year and have blown 19 out of their 62 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 180 runners on the season with 37.8% of those runners crossed the plate. The White Sox have dispatched 491 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Chicago White Sox have a tally of 3,881 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,152 assists and 94 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which ranks 29th in the majors, and have 108 double plays. The White Sox have converted 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of 11,643 innings on the field, which has them sitting 22nd in pro baseball.

Kopech has pitched in 203 innings and has accounted for 223 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.77 (85 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.197. He has allowed 160 base hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has 83 free passes. Kopech (10-13 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.09 and he has faced 847 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Detroit Tigers have accounted for an OBP of .285 as well as a batting average of .229 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,265 instances (10th in MLB) and have 1,091 hits. Detroit has a total of 91 home runs on the campaign to go along with 453 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .341 and they earn 3.29 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have notched 210 two-baggers, while getting a free base 336 times as well as earning 474 runs.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.295 in addition to having a FIP of 4.13 as a pitching staff this year. They are sitting at 16th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,189. The Detroit pitching staff have yielded 640 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.11 (574 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.39 (1,049 strikeouts vs 439 walks). They have allowed 147 home runs and they surrender 4.58 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Sitting with 124 save situations, the Tigers have earned 76 holds and 15 blown saves. Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 46 save opportunities and they have tallied 31 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 135 times in high leverage situations in addition to 100 occasions with runners on. Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.2% out of 163 inherited base runners. They are ranked 13th in baseball with a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have sent 513 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

Out of their 11,313 innings played, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 122 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in MLB). The Tigers have accrued 1,245 assists, 85 errors and have a tally of 3,771 putouts this year.

Hutchison (37-32 career record) has a 4.85 ERA while surrendering 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and he has gone up against 2,499 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 309 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.412 and having a FIP of 4.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Hutchison has allowed 605 hits while accumulating 483 punch outs in 573 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-180)

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