A winning streak will be on the line for the Chicago White Sox on Monday when they battle the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
Gavin Floyd will be the starting pitcher for the White Sox on this day. Righthander Floyd is 0-1 this season with a 2.57 ERA.
The Tigers will counter Floyd with Zach Miner. Righthander Miner has a 1.59 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The White Sox defeated Minnesota 6-1 as a -150 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).
Jim Thome hit a two-run home run for Chicago, while Mark Buehrle earned the win after allowing one run on two hits in 6 1-3 innings.
The Tigers defeated Texas 6-4 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Brandon Inge homered and delivered a two-run single for Detroit and Carlos Guillen had a pair of RBI in the win.
Current streak:
Chicago has won 2 straight games.
Detroit has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 3-3 SU
Detroit: 4-3 SU
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a win are 3-7
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Chi White Sox are 2-8
After playing Texas are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Chi White Sox are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Next up:
Detroit home to Chi White Sox, Tuesday, April 14