Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/5/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+150) Detroit (-182)

Comerica Park is where the Detroit Tigers (2-4) will meet the Chicago White Sox (2-4) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at +150 and Detroit is sitting at -182. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Davis Martin and Reese Olson.

Chicago has a slugging % of .380 and have been rung up 44 times, while taking a walk on 15 occasions. They have 23 runs batted in in addition to 41 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .214. The White Sox have accrued 5 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 9 balls out of the park. They have earned 23 runs while holding a team OBP of .268. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 3.8 runs/g, which puts them at 16th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.61 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.06. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 5 home runs and also 19 runs in total (5th in MLB). Chicago has conceded 39 base hits (6.5 per 9 innings) and 17 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team ERA of 2.83 over the course of the season (6th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 47 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 18 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.57 as a team over the course of the season.

White Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 6 times as well as having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 3 holds on the year (18th in the league). The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 0.0% and has come into the game in 4 save situations. They have recorded 0 saves on the season and have blown 1 out of their 1 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 base runners so far this season and 40.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have sent 21 relievers to the mound on the year.

The White Sox have converted 74.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 486 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have earned 162 putouts thus far, in addition to 60 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them sitting 13th in professional baseball, and they have turned 7 double plays.

Martin has thrown 119 innings and has racked up 97 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 4.38 (58 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.352. He has given up 117 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 44 free passes. Martin (3-11 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.32 while going up against 512 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Tigers have a team SLG% of .419 and they tally 4.50 runs per game (11th in the league). They have put up 9 doubles, while getting a free base 24 times and scoring 27 runs. Detroit has tallied 6 home runs for the season to go along with 26 RBIs. They have struck out on 64 occasions (9th in the league) and are sitting with 57 hits. The Detroit Tigers have an OBP of .336 in addition to a batting average of .265 for the season.

The Detroit pitching staff have given up 30 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.11 (29 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 13 dingers and they allow 5.28 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.096 in addition to having a FIP of 5.40 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (50 strikeouts against 19 free passes). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 37.

Detroit has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 3 save chances and they have converted 2 saves. They sit at 13th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 18 relievers onto the diamond this year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 3 times in high leverage situations and on 6 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 0.0% out of their 5 inherited base runners. With 5 save situations, the Tigers have earned 2 holds and also 1 blown save.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 2 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .995 (6th in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 50 assists, 1 error and have a total of 154 putouts over the course of the season. In 462 innings played, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 80.4% (1st in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Olson has surrendered 187 hits and he has 209 punch outs in 220 frames. Olson (9-16 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.84 ERA and has conceded 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 94 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.158 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.07 and he has gone up against 907 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-182)

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