The two teams with the best records in baseball collide on Friday when the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs begin a three-game series at Comerica Park in Detroit. The Tigers (41-23) own the best record in baseball. They are coming off a 3-2 loss to the White Sox in 10 innings on Thursday. Meanwhile the Cubs (39-23) have the best record in the National League. They have won four of their last five.

Reigning American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal (5-2, 2.26 ERA) takes the mound for Detroit. He will be opposed by Chicago's Ben Brown (3-3, 5.72).

Sportsbooks have set Skubal's total strikeout player prop at 7.5 (Over +108, Under -125), while Brown's is 5.5 (Over -143, Under +110). The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every MLB game 10,000 times, rates Skubal

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