Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-122) Chicago (+102)

The Chicago White Sox (18-41) are welcoming the Detroit Tigers (39-21) at Rate Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at -122 while Chicago is at +102. The total is 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Brant Hurter and Shane Smith.

Detroit is slugging .404 and have been called out on strikes 540 times, while drawing a walk on 198 occasions. They have 282 RBI's as well as 503 hits on the season, while their batting average is at .249. The Tigers have accrued 92 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 68 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 296 runs while having a team OBP of .321. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league.

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The Tigers hold a team ERA of 3.17 over the course of the season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 516 hitters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 57 long balls and 210 runs (6th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 169 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.63 as a team so far this season. Detroit has given up 449 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 188 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16.

Tigers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 66 times as well as having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 35 holds so far this year (13th in the league). The Tigers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 70.4% and have entered the game in 65 save situations. They have accumulated 19 saves on the year and have missed out on 8 of their 27 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 90 runners for the season and 26.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Tigers have sent 179 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Tigers have turned 71.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,806 innings on the field, ranking them 5th in the majors. The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 1,602 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 515 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .989 which has them ranked 5th in pro baseball, and they have turned 45 double plays.

Hurter has thrown 74 innings and has accounted for 65 K's thus far in his career. Hurter (8-1 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 2.27 and he has gone up against 288 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 2.30 (19 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 0.903. He has allowed 53 hits (6.4 hits per nine innings) with 14 free passes.

The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .342 and they are recording 3.41 runs per game (26th in the league). They have hit 87 doubles, while getting a free base 190 times as well as putting up 201 runs. Chicago has tallied 47 home runs over the course of the season as well as 194 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 499 occasions (11th in the league) and are sitting with 425 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have earned a team on-base percentage of .293 and a batting average of .221 on the year.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.364 and have a FIP of 4.49 as a squad over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 471. The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 253 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.10 (230 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.60 (425 strikeouts against 218 free passes). They have given up 61 dingers and they allow 4.51 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.6% of 85 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 52 times in high leverage situations and also on 59 occasions with runners on. With 44 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 28 holds and 11 blown saves. They rank 30th in MLB with a save rate of 31.3%, and they have dispatched 188 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 16 save chances and they have walked away with 5 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 43 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in pro baseball). The White Sox have recorded 478 assists, 40 errors and are sitting with 1,517 putouts on the campaign. In 4,551 innings on the field, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (16th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Smith has allowed 43 base hits while he has tallied 54 K's in 57 innings. Smith (1-3 mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.68 earned run average and has given up 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 17 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.158 and having a FIP of 2.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.35 and he has faced 242 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+102)

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