Tigers-Indians Pointspread Pointers

The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians will meet on the field at Progressive Field on Monday in a battle of division rivals. The Tigers will give the ball to starter Kenny Rogers in this one. Lefthander Rogers is 8-6 this season with a 4.55 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Paul Byrd who starts for the Indians. Righthander Byrd is 4-10 with a 5.28 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Tigers defeated the White Sox 6-4 as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (10). Curtis Granderson hit a solo home run and Miguel Cabrera had two RBI for Detroit, while Zach Miner earned the win after allowing two runs on five hits in six innings. The Indians lost to Minnesota 4-2 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Jeremy Sowers earned a no-decision for Cleveland after giving up two runs on three hits in eight innings. Current streak: Cleveland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 53-51 SU Cleveland: 45-58 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 6-4 After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Detroit are 3-7 After playing Minnesota are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Detroit The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home Next up: Cleveland home to Detroit, Tuesday, July 29