Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/11/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, August 11, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-150) Chicago (+125)

The Detroit Tigers (66-50) are hitting the road to Rate Field on Monday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (42-73). The moneyline on this game has the Tigers at -150 and the White Sox are opening at +125. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Chris Paddack and Jonathan Cannon.

Detroit has a slugging percentage of .423 and have struck out 1,019 times, while drawing a walk on 348 occasions. They have accumulated 536 RBI's in addition to 978 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .250. The Tigers have accrued 178 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 150 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 556 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are recording 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23. Tigers pitchers have conceded 127 home runs in addition to 481 runs in total (13th in MLB). Detroit has allowed 935 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 435 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.81 so far this year (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 984 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 331 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.91 as a unit so far this year.

The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 65.2% and have entered the game in 104 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 177 runners so far this year with 27.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Tigers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 127 times and also have had 94 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 359 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen have notched 55 holds this season (22nd in the league). They have earned 30 saves so far this season and have blown 16 of their 46 save chances.

The Tigers have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,246 innings, which has them sitting 14th in MLB. The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 3,082 putouts for the season, as well as 986 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which is 16th in MLB, and have a total of 91 double plays.

Paddack has pitched in 544 innings and has racked up 505 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.50 (272 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.204. He has surrendered 539 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 116 free passes. Paddack (31-34 career mark) has a FIP of 4.43 and he has faced 2,281 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Chicago has 112 home runs so far this season to go along with 423 runs batted in. They have 179 doubles, while getting a free base 364 times and scoring 440 runs. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for an on-base percentage of .299 as well as a batting average of .229 for the year. The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .369 and they score 3.83 runs per game (27th in the league). They have been rung up on 967 occasions (16th in the league) and have tallied 868 hits.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.367 in addition to having a FIP of 4.45 as a team so far this season. They rank 19th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 946. The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 511 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.13 (460 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.80 (865 strikeouts against 425 bases on balls). They have allowed 124 HR's and they relinquish 4.58 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB).

Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 32 save chances and they have tallied 15 saves. They rank 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 46.9%, and they have sent 364 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 104 times in high leverage situations and on 107 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.8% out of 156 inherited runners. With 80 save situations, the White Sox have earned 48 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

In their 9,030 innings played, the White Sox have a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (16th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 96 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The White Sox have racked up 946 assists, 72 errors and have a total of 3,010 putouts this year.

In his pro baseball career, Cannon has conceded 230 hits while he has totaled 167 punch outs in 220 innings pitched. Cannon (9-19 record in his career) has a 4.87 earned run average while allowing 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 119 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.386 and having a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and he has gone up against 951 batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+125)

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