Sunday Night Baseball: Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers
The MLB weekend concludes with a highly anticipated matchup between the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers on Sunday Night Baseball. The game takes place at Globe Life Field at 7 p.m. ET. Despite losing their last six games, the Tigers still lead the American League Central by a comfortable 11 games. Can they break their losing streak against a strong Rangers team?
FanDuel Sportsbook favors the Tigers at -200, while the Rangers are priced at +168. The Rangers have won five of their last six games and hold a 4-1 record against the Tigers this season, making this a compelling contest.
Pitching Matchup: Skubal vs. Latz
The Tigers will send their ace, Tarik Skubal (10-3, 2.23 ERA), to the mound. Skubal, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, dominated the Rangers earlier this season, allowing only one run and two hits with 12 strikeouts over seven innings on May 9. The Rangers will counter with Jacob Latz (1-0, 3.00), a left-hander. Skubal is coming off a less stellar outing where he allowed four runs in five innings against the Seattle Mariners.
NBA Summer League Championship
In other sports action, the NBA Las Vegas Summer League championship game features the Sacramento Kings against the Charlotte Hornets at 10 p.m. ET at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Kings are favored by 2.5 points.
CFL Action: Redblacks vs. Tiger-Cats
Week 7 of the CFL season wraps up with the Ottawa Redblacks hosting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at 7 p.m. ET at TD Place. The Redblacks are 1.5-point underdogs against the Tiger-Cats.
SportsLine Projection Model's Pick
The SportsLine Projection Model favors the Rangers +1.5 (-103). Will the Rangers cover the spread and continue their winning ways, or will Skubal lead the Tigers to victory?