Saturday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – If the White Sox have any hopes of climbing back into the AL Central race, they need to beat the Tigers in Detroit this afternoon.
Odds: Oddsmakers have made the visiting White Sox –106 money line favorites versus the host Tigers, who are +100 on the ML. The over/under total for today’s 4:10PM ET start is currently sitting at 9 runs.
Pitching Matchup: Gavin Floyd will take the hill for Chicago and will oppose Detroit’s Brad Penny in today’s pitching matchup. Floyd is 12-10 with a 4.36 ERA but hasn’t lost a start in his last four outings. Penny, meanwhile, is 9-10 with a 5.07 ERA and is coming off an 11-4 loss to the Twins in which he gave up seven earned runs over 5.0 innings.
Public Betting: Of the 1,200-plus wagers on today’s game, 51% of MLB public bettors currently favor the White Sox –106. This information is subject to change, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most updated public betting numbers.
MLB Free Pick: Take Chicago. This isn’t a must-win for the White Sox but it might as well be. Good thing for them they have Floyd on the mound, who is 9-3 in his last 12 starts versus the Tigers. The Sox have struggled against the Tigers for most of the season but according to latest MLB trends they’re 4-0 in Floyd’s last four starts and 4-0 in his last four road starts. They’re also 5-0 in his last five starts when they’re favored and 7-2 in his last nine Saturday starts. The Tigers, meanwhile, are 1-4 in Penny’s last five home starts and 1-4 in his last five starts against division opponents. It’s now or never for the White Sox, who are now 6.5 games back after Justin Verlander shut them down on Friday.
SATURDAY MLB FREE PICK: CHICAGO WHITE SOX –106
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