Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Tigers-Indians Vegas Betting Odds

The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians will meet on the field at Progressive Field on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals.

The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Nate Robertson in this game. Robertson has a 6-8 record and a 5.63 ERA this season.

The Indians will counter Robertson with Cliff Lee. Lefthander Lee has a 2.29 ERA to go along with a 14-2 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Brandon Inge went 2-for-3 with a two-run dinger and three runs batted in, as the Tigers outgunned the Indians 8-5 on Tuesday night.

Detroit won as -125 road favorites as the game played over the 10-run total set by sportsbooks.

Gary Sheffield and Edgar Renteria knocked in two runs apiece for the Tigers, while Armando Galarraga gave up three runs over 5 1-3 innings to earn the win for Detroit.

Ryan Garko was 2-for-3 with an RBI for Cleveland, as Matt Ginter allowed four runs over four innings to take the defeat for the Indians.

Team records:
Detroit: 54-52 SU
Cleveland: 46-59 SU

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Cleveland are 7-3
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
Before playing Detroit are 2-8
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
Cleveland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

Next up:
Cleveland home to Detroit, Thursday, July 31

 

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