Monday, June 16, 2008

Tigers-Giants Who Will Cover?

The Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at AT&T Park in an interleague contest.

The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Justin Verlander in this game. Verlander has a 3-9 record and a 4.65 ERA this season.

Verlander's opponent in this one will be Tim Lincecum. The Giants righthander has a 1.97 ERA to go along with a 7-1 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 114-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Tigers defeated the Dodgers 5-4 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Marcus Thames and Brandon Inge hit solo home runs for Detroit, while Nate Robertson earned the win after pitching six shutout innings.

The Giants lost to Oakland 5-3 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The eight runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (8).

Kevin Correia took the loss for San Francisco after allowing five runs on seven hits in five 1-3 innings, while Rich Aurilia was 2-3 with a run scored.

Current streak:
Detroit has won 6 straight games.
San Francisco has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Detroit: 32-37 SU
San Francisco: 30-40 SU

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 2-4
After playing LA Dodgers are 3-5
After a win are 7-3

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Detroit are 4-2
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Detroit
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

Next up:
San Francisco home to Detroit, Tuesday, June 17

 

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