Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/14/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, August 14, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+120) Detroit (-144)

The Chicago White Sox (62-57) are hitting the road to Comerica Park on Friday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (59-61). The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +120 and Detroit is coming in at -144. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Urquidy and Jackson Jobe.

Chicago has a slugging percentage of .407 and have been called out on strikes 1,084 times, while being walked on 404 occasions. They have accumulated 539 RBI's in addition to 947 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .237. The White Sox have tallied 185 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 157 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 566 runs and have an on-base percentage of .316. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 8th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30. White Sox pitchers have yielded 128 home runs and also 525 total runs (13th in MLB). Chicago has allowed 946 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 480 earned runs. The White Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 4.07 this year (12th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,011 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 431 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a unit this season.

The White Sox have sent 402 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 187 base runners over the course of the season and 32.6% of them crossing home plate. The bullpen have 49 holds on the campaign (26th in baseball). White Sox bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 130 times in addition to having 120 appearances in high leverage situations. They have tallied 30 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 23 out of their 53 save chances. The White Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 56.6% and stepped onto the hill in 103 save situations.

The Chicago White Sox have a tally of 3,187 putouts this season, in addition to 978 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which puts them in 19th in professional baseball, and have 83 double plays. The White Sox have transformed 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,561 innings on the field, ranking them 12th in baseball.

Urquidy has pitched in 413 innings and has 335 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.07 (187 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.179. He has allowed 385 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 102 walks. Urquidy (27-17 career mark) has a FIP of 4.01 while he has gone up against 1,712 batters in the major leagues.

The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .407 and they are earning 4.58 runs per outing (10th in baseball). They have 183 two-baggers, while walking 429 times and scoring 549 runs. Detroit has accumulated 145 long balls so far this year and 522 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,035 occasions (12th in the league) and have earned 985 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have a team OBP of .320 as well as a team batting average of .243 on the year.

The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 462 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.50 (414 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 116 dingers and they relinquish 3.91 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.208 in addition to having a FIP of 3.81 as a unit for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (994 strikeouts vs 369 free passes). They sit at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 915.

Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.8% out of their 194 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 97 times in high leverage situations and also on 132 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 107 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 55 holds and also 26 blown saves. They are currently ranked 29th in the league with a save percentage of 48.0%, and they have dispatched 372 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 92 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 1,049 assists, 53 errors and have a total of 3,191 putouts for the season. In 9,573 innings on the field, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (5th in MLB).

Jobe (5-1 mark in his career) has a 3.57 earned run average while allowing 7.4 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.55 and he has gone up against 250 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 23 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.328 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. So far in his MLB career, Jobe has surrendered 48 hits while he has tallied 45 strikeouts in 58 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit (-144) and under 8.5 runs

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