Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Betting Tips – Underdog Tigers To Draw First Blood In MLB Series

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Last updated: Thu 17 Sep 2026 09:22

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Tigers in form: 8 wins in last 11 games
White Sox struggling with 12 losses in last 17
Tip: Back Detroit as plus-money underdogs

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Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Betting Tips

Key Numbers – Will Tigers Make It 9 Wins In 12 Games?
Tigers Lead All-Time Head-To-Head; Won Last Meeting
Detroit Tigers Form – Last 10 Games
Chicago White Sox Form – Last 10 Games
Starting Pitchers

Detroit are tipped to win as an underdog in the opening game of this big AL Central series.

The Tigers’ record against the Sox this season is poor, but they are the team in form heading into this matchup, and Eric Fedde’s strong recent performances have not always resulted in wins for Chicago.

Key Numbers – Will Tigers Make It 9 Wins In 12 Games?

Detroit Tigers have won 8 of their last 11 games
Chicago White Sox have lost 12 of their last 17 games
Chicago starter Eric Fedde has an 8-9 record as a starter
The Under has cashed in each of Eric Fedde’s last 5 starts

Tigers Lead All-Time Head-To-Head; Won Last Meeting

Detroit Tigers lead the all-time series 1149-1120-15
Chicago White Sox won 7-5 when the two teams last met on August 16

Detroit Tigers Form – Last 10 Games

Detroit head to Chicago on the back of a loss, but in good form with seven wins in their previous 10 games.

Date	Opposition	W/L	Score
Sep-06	at Cleveland Cavaliers	L	2-3 W/O
Sep-07	vs Minnesota Twins	W	5-4
Sep-08	vs Minnesota Twins	L	2-3
Sep-09	vs Minnesota Twins	W	7-2
Sep-11	vs Colorado Rockies	W	6-2
Sep-12	vs Colorado Rockies	W	11-7
Sep-13	vs Colorado Rockies	W	8-1
Sep-14	at Toronto Blue Jays	W	6-5
Sep-15	at Toronto Blue Jays	W	10-1
Sep-16	at Toronto Blue Jays	L	1-5

Chicago White Sox Form – Last 10 Games

Chicago come into this series on the back of a couple of defeats to Cleveland, and having now lost seven of their last 10 games.

Date	Opposition	W/L	Score
Sep-06	vs Minnesota Twins	W	10-1
Sep-08	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L	3-9
Sep-09	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L	2-4
Sep-10	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L	0-2
Sep-11	at St Louis Cardinals	L	3-7
Sep-12	at St Louis Cardinals	W	6-5
Sep-13	at St Louis Cardinals	L	1-3
Sep-14	at Cleveland Guardians	W	7-3
Sep-15	at Cleveland Guardians	L	6-7 W/O
Sep-16	at Cleveland Guardians	L	3-6

Starting Pitchers

Player	Team	Record	ERA	Strikeouts	Innings
Framber Valdez	Detroit Tigers	10-10	4.01	121	163.2
Eric Fedde	Chicago White Sox	8-9	3.97	91	133.2

Verdict

DET Tigers @ CHI White Sox

Detroit have lost six of the nine meetings so far this season, but current form cannot be ignored heading into this matchup.

The Tigers are on a good run, while the losses are stacking up for the White Sox, so give us the visitors and the plus-money.

Detroit Win

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