The Detroit Tigers (31-44) host the Chicago White Sox (39-35) on Saturday at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Tigers are favored on the moneyline (-144) against the underdog White Sox (+118). Detroit’s Troy Melton gets the start against Chicago’s Sean Newcomb.

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Tigers vs. White Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-144)
• Underdog: White Sox (+118)
• Over/under: 8.5

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have compiled an 18-20 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 47.4% of those games).
• Detroit has gone 6-7 (winning 46.2% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -144 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Tigers’ implied win probability is 59%.
• Detroit has played in 75 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 34 times (34-38-3).
• The Tigers have gone 37-38-0 ATS this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Kevin McGonigle is hitting .281 with 16 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 45 walks.
• In MLB action, McGonigle ranks 159th in homers and 149th in RBI.
• McGonigle enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with a double, two home runs, three walks and two RBIs.
• Dillon Dingler has hit 16 home runs with 51 RBI. Both are team-highs.
• Dingler currently ranks 18th in home runs and 10th in RBI in the bigs.
• Dingler brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .421 with two triples and two RBIs.
• Riley Greene leads the Tigers with a team-high batting average of .292.
• Spencer Torkelson is batting .202 with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 32 walks.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• Detroit’s 3.91 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Tigers have the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.287).
• Tigers pitchers combine to allow the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball (73 total, one per game).
• In its 4-3 win last time out, Detroit struck out 12 White Sox batters while allowing eight hits.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• This season, the White Sox have been the underdog 62 times and won 31, or 50%, of those games.
• This season, Chicago has won 20 of its 41 games, or 48.8%, when it’s the underdog by at least +118 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 45.9% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 44 of 74 chances this season.
• The White Sox are 43-31-0 against the spread in their 74 chances this season.

White Sox hitting info

• Miguel Vargas has been key for Chicago with 64 hits, an OBP of .358 plus a slugging percentage of .474.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Vargas’ home run total is 18th, and his RBI total is 25th.
• Colson Montgomery leads Chicago in home runs with 20 and runs batted in with 45.
• Among all MLB hitters, Montgomery is sixth in home runs and 24th in RBI.
• Chase Meidroth leads Chicago with a .273 batting average while slugging six homers and driving in 25 runs.
• Sam Antonacci has collected 54 hits this season and has an OBP of .382. He’s slugging .407 on the year.
• Antonacci takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .353 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and two RBIs.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The White Sox have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
• Chicago has pitched to a 4.43 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
• The White Sox rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.333 WHIP this season.
• The White Sox have allowed the 17th-fewest home runs this season with 86, or 1.2 per game.
• Chicago suffered a 4-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out seven Tigers batters while allowing eight hits.