Friday, June 13, 2008

Dodgers-Tigers Who Will Cover?

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Detroit Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Comerica Park in an interleague contest.

The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Derek Lowe in this one. Righthander Lowe is 4-5 this season with a 4.15 ERA.

It'll be Armando Galarraga toeing the rubber for the Tigers in this contest. Righthander Galarraga is 5-2 with a 3.42 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Dodgers were shut out 9-0 by the Padres in the rubber match on Thursday, as +120 underdogs. The game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7).

Hiroki Huroda was rocked for six runs off five hits in 2 1-3 innings in the loss.

Miguel Cabrera belted a walk-off homer to lift the Tigers to a 2-1 win and a sweep over the White Sox as -120 favorites on Thursday. The game's three runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).

Carlos Guillen went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in the other Tigers run. Todd Jones tossed a scoreless ninth to earn the win.

Current streak:
Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games.
Detroit has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 31-35 SU
Detroit: 29-37 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 4-2
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing LA Dodgers are 1-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of LA Dodgers's last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing Detroit
LA Dodgers are 5-12 SU in their last 17 games
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
Detroit is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers

Next up:
Detroit home to LA Dodgers, Saturday, June 14

 

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