Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/4/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+120) Detroit (-144)

The Chicago White Sox (2-4) are on their way to Comerica Park on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Detroit Tigers (2-4). The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at +120 and Detroit opens at -144. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jonathan Cannon and Jack Flaherty.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .380 and have been rung up 44 times, while taking a walk on 15 occasions. They have compiled 23 RBI's in addition to 41 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .214. The White Sox have hit 5 two-baggers as a team and have hit 9 balls out of the park. They have 23 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .268. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 3.8 runs per outing, which has them at 16th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.06. White Sox pitchers have given up 5 home runs in addition to 19 total runs (5th in MLB). Chicago has allowed 39 hits (6.5 per 9 innings) as well as 17 earned runs. The White Sox have a team ERA of 2.83 on the campaign (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 47 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 18 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.57 as a unit on the year.

The White Sox bullpen have compiled a save rate of 0.0% and has come into the game in 4 save situations. The relievers have inherited 10 runners on the season and 40.0% of those players crossed the plate. White Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 6 times in addition to having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 21 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have earned 3 holds for the season (18th in baseball). They have compiled 0 saves so far this year and have blown 1 of their 1 save chances.

The White Sox have transformed 74.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 486 innings, which has them ranked 8th in MLB. The Chicago Cubs have notched a total of 162 putouts for the season, in addition to 60 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 13th in pro baseball, and they have turned 7 double plays.

Cannon has taken the ball for 129 innings and has 96 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Cannon (5-10 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.26 while he has faced 542 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.32 (62 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.332. He has allowed 129 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 43 free passes.

The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .419 and they have an average of 4.50 runs per outing (11th in MLB). They have tallied 9 two-baggers, while taking a walk 24 times and scoring 27 runs. Detroit has accounted for 6 HRs over the course of the season as well as 26 RBIs. They have struck out on 64 occasions (9th in the league) and have totaled 57 hits. The Detroit Tigers have tallied an OBP of .336 and a batting average of .265 over the course of the season.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.096 and have a FIP of 5.40 as a team so far this season. They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 37. The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 30 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 5.11 (29 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (50 strikeouts against 19 free passes). They have allowed 13 homers and they relinquish 5.28 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Sitting with 5 save situations, the Tigers have earned 2 holds and also 1 blown save. Detroit has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 3 save opportunities and they have walked away with 2 saves. Their relievers have come in 3 times in high leverage situations and on 6 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers have an inherited score rate of 0.0% out of 5 inherited runners. They rank 13th in baseball with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 18 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 2 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .995 (6th in professional baseball). The Tigers have accrued 50 assists, 1 error and have accumulated 154 putouts during this campaign. In 462 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 80.4% (1st in MLB).

During his career, Flaherty has surrendered 692 hits while he has totaled 947 punch outs in 834 innings pitched. Flaherty (55-41 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.63 ERA while giving up 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 337 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.182 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.22 and he has faced 3,461 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-144)

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