Friday, May 23, 2008

Twins-Tigers Who Will Cover?

A winning streak will be on the line for the Detroit Tigers on Friday when they battle the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park.
Righthander Kevin Slowey will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Slowey is 0-4 this season with a 5.49 ERA.
Slowey's opponent in this one will be Armando Galarraga. The Tigers righthander has a 3.06 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Twins lost 8-7 to the Rangers in 10 innings of Thursday's four-game series, as a -105 pick'em. The 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9).
Carlos Gomez hit a solo home run and finished 4-for-5 at the plate with three RBIs for the Twins. Brian Bass gave up the winning run and suffered the loss on the mound.
Brandon Inge belted a three-run home run to lead the Tigers to a 9-2 win and a sweep of the Mariners on Thursday, as -185 favorites. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10).
Matt Joyce went 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-run homer for the Tigers. Jeremy Bonderman tossed six innings for the win, allowing two runs off eight hits.
Current streak:
Minnesota has lost 2 straight games.
Detroit has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 23-24 SU
Detroit: 20-27 SU
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 5-5
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Minnesota are 6-4
After playing Seattle are 8-2
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Minnesota, Saturday, May 24
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