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Thursday night MLB betting has the 49-46 Detroit Tigers versus the 46-48 Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. The first pitch is scheduled to be thrown at 8:10 PM ET.
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In their last games: The White Sox lost to the Seattle Mariners 6-5 and the Tigers lost to the Minnesota Twins 4-1. Detroit gave up four runs on four hits and but could manage only one run on nine hits in their loss to the Twins. Chicago’s pitchers gave up six runs on nine hits and their offense scored five runs on 10 hits in their loss to Seattle.
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The Tigers have lost two in a row and they are in 2nd place in the AL Central 7.5 games back of the Cleveland Indians. Detroit ranks 12th in the Majors in runs scored and 22nd in team ERA. In their last two games the Tigers have only totaled three runs.
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The White Sox have lost six of their last seven games and they sit in 4th place in the AL Central 10 games back of the Indians. They rank only 24th in runs scored and 12th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Detroit: Mike Pelfrey (2-9, 4.95 ERA)<br />
Chicago: James Shields (2-4, 6.43 ERA)
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Mike Pelfrey goes for the Tigers tonight and in his last outing he was shelled giving up five earned runs in only one innings in a 8-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals. The Tigers have lost his last two starts. Pelfry faced the White Sox in the middle of last month and went six innings and gave up four earned runs in a 5-3 Detroit loss. The Tigers are 1-5 in Pelfrey’s last 6 road starts.
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James Shields gets the call for the White Sox and in his last outing he was solid only giving up one earned run in eight innings, but got no help from the offense in a 1-0 loss to the L.A. Angels. The White Sox have lost his last two starts, but in those outings he gave up a total of three earned runs. Shields’ 2nd start for the White Sox after coming over in a trade from the Padres was facing the Tigers where he was not sharp giving up seven earned runs in five innings, but the offense bailed him out in a 10-9 Detroit win.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Tigers are 5-2 in their last 7 games against the White Sox.
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In the last 5 games between these teams the Over record is 4-1.
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This season the White Sox are 24-22 at home and the Tigers are 23-27 on the road.
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STRAIGHT UP / OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS<br />
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Detroit Tigers: 49-46 SU / O/U 50-41 / Run Line W/L 52-43<br />
Chicago White Sox: 46-48 SU / O/U 42-48 / Run Line W/L 45-49
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Detroit at Chicago Key Betting Trends<br />
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DET is 2-5 in their last 7 road games.
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DET is 5-2 in their last 7 vs. a team with a losing record.
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DET has an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.
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CHI is 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
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CHI is 1-6 in their last 7 overall.
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CHI has an Under record of 5-1-1 in their last 7 games.
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>TIGERS </b><br />
[P] 04/01/2016 - Angel Nesbitt 15-day DL (3/25) ( Ankle )<br />
[P] 04/04/2016 - Jeff Ferrell 15-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder )<br />
[RF] 06/17/2016 - J.D. Martinez 15-day DL (6/17) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 06/21/2016 - Drew VerHagen 60-day DL (5/23) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 07/06/2016 - Daniel Norris 15-day DL (7/5) ( Oblique )<br />
[P] 07/04/2016 - Jordan Zimmerman 15-day DL (6/01) ( Neck )<br />
[LF] 07/20/2016 - Tyler Collins "?" Thursday vs. Chicago White Sox ( Neck )
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WHITE SOX<br />
[P] 07/09/2016 - Carlos Rodon 15-day DL (7/6) ( Wrist )<br />
[3B] 07/01/2016 - Matt Davidson 60-day DL (6/30) ( Foot )<br />
[C] 07/05/2016 - Alex Avila 15-day DL (7/6) ( Hamstring )<br />
[CF] 06/10/2016 - Austin Jackson 15-day DL (6/10) ( Knee )<br />
[P] 06/21/2016 - Zach Putnam 15-day DL (6/21) ( Elbow )<br />
[C] 04/27/2016 - Kevan Smith 15-day DL (4/24) ( Pelvis )<br />
[P] 05/06/2016 - Jacob Petricka 60-day DL (5/2) ( Hip )
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