Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, September 27, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-125) Detroit (-168)

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (84-74) will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (38-120) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at -125 and Detroit is priced at -168. The betting total is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Garrett Crochet and Casey Mize.

The White Sox have accumulated 221 two-baggers as a team and have hit 129 balls out of the park. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .340 and have been called out on strikes 1,379 times, while drawing a walk on 385 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are notching 3.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 30th in the league. They have compiled 465 runs batted in as well as 1,157 hits this year, while their team batting average is .221. They have earned 486 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .278.

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The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.74 so far this season (28th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,331 hitters. White Sox pitchers have yielded 200 long balls and 804 runs in total (28th in MLB). They have walked 624 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.59 as a unit on the season. Chicago has given up 1,374 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 729 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44.

The White Sox have sent 524 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 265 base runners on the year and 34.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 20 saves on the season and have blown 37 out of their 57 save opportunities. The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 35.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 122 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 62 holds so far this season (29th in MLB). White Sox pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 171 times as well as having 163 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have 4,155 putouts this year, in addition to 1,252 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which has them sitting 24th in the majors, and have a total of 111 double plays. The White Sox have turned 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,465 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in pro baseball.

Crochet (9-19 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.31 and he has faced 895 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 176 base knocks (7.4 hits per 9 innings) with 72 free passes. His earned run average is 3.36 (80 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.157. Crochet has taken the hill for 214 frames and is sitting with 288 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Detroit Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .299 in addition to a batting average of .235 for the year. They have struck out on 1,426 instances (9th in baseball) and have recorded 1,248 hits. Detroit has compiled 161 home runs this season to go along with 645 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .387 and they are earning 4.23 runs per outing (18th in the league). They have hit 238 doubles, while taking a walk 457 times and scoring 669 runs.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.168 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (1,328 strikeouts against 409 bases on balls). They sit at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,239. They have surrendered 155 dingers and they allow 3.99 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 625 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.60 (565 earned runs yielded).

Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 69 save chances and they have recorded 43 saves. They rank 18th in the league with a save rate of 62.3%, and they have dispatched 492 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 165 times in high leverage situations and on 175 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 22.8% out of their 237 inherited base runners. With 147 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 77 holds and 26 blown saves.

In 12,699 innings on the diamond, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 129 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (7th in the majors). The Tigers have 1,377 assists, 76 errors and have earned a total of 4,233 putouts for the season.

Thus far in his career, Mize has allowed 288 hits while he has totaled 222 punch outs in 287 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 138 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.292 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and he has faced 1,224 hitters in his MLB career. Mize (9-19 mark in his career) has earned a 4.32 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-168)

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