Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 9/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

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

The Chicago White Sox (77-74) host the Detroit Tigers (72-79) at Rate Field on Thursday. The line on this matchup has the Tigers at -150 while the White Sox are coming in at +125. The betting total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Andrew Sears and Erick Fedde.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in the league. They have 682 runs and hold an OBP of .317. The Tigers have tallied 238 doubles as a squad and have hit 171 balls out of the stadium. They have 648 runs batted in and 1,220 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .240. Detroit is slugging .400 and have struck out 1,310 times, while taking a walk on 536 occasions.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.64 on the campaign (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,209 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 155 home runs in addition to 602 runs (6th in the league). They have walked 472 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a team for the year. Detroit has allowed 1,164 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 542 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Tigers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 48.4% and stepped onto the hill in 135 save situations. They have accumulated 30 saves for the year and have missed out on 32 out of their 62 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 245 runners on the campaign with 25.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 165 times and also have had 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 472 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have earned 71 holds over the course of the season (24th in the league).

The Tigers have turned 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,051 innings on the field, which has them ranked 4th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 4,017 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,358 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which has them ranked 10th in professional baseball, and they have turned 121 double plays.

Sears has pitched in 16 innings and has 13 strikeouts in his MLB career. Sears (0-1 career mark) holds a FIP of 5.47 while he has faced 73 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.56 (10 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.420. He has conceded 19 hits (10.6 hits per 9 innings) with 4 walks.

Chicago has compiled 194 home runs for the year to go along with 675 runs batted in. They have hit 236 two-baggers, while getting a free base 551 times as well as scoring 708 runs. The Chicago White Sox have recorded an OBP of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .235 on the year. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .403 and they have an average of 4.69 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,392 occasions (5th in the league) and have a total of 1,188 hits.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.307 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (1,242 strikeouts vs 534 bases on balls). They rank 14th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,221. They have relinquished 169 home runs and they allow 4.50 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 671 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.12 (615 earned runs relinquished).

They sit at 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 57.6%, and they have sent 500 relievers onto the field so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 148 times in high leverage situations and on 165 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 125 save situations, the White Sox have 56 holds in addition to 28 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 66 save chances and they have walked away with 38 saves. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.0% of 242 inherited runners.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 106 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in the majors). The White Sox have accrued 1,235 assists, 79 errors and have amassed 4,031 putouts so far this season. In 12,093 innings played, the White Sox have a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (12th in baseball).

Fedde (42-64 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.80 earned run average while conceding 9.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 and he has gone up against 3,933 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 483 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.426 and a FIP of 4.7. In his pro baseball career, Fedde has surrendered 933 base knocks while he has accumulated 680 punch outs in 905 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-150)

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