Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Tigers-Indians Who Will Cover?

The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Progressive Field.

Armando Galarraga will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers on this day. Righthander Galarraga is 8-4 this season with a 3.11 ERA.

Starting this game for the Indians will be Matt Ginter. The righthander has a 2.45 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 128-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Paul Byrd threw 7 2-3 scoreless innings to earn the win, as the Indians shut out the Tigers 5-0 on Monday night.

Cleveland cashed as +105 home underdogs as the game played under the 10.5-run total set by sportsbooks.

Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer for the Indians, who got two runs batted in from Jhonny Peralta in the payday.

Kenny Rogers allowed five runs over 5 2-3 innings to take the loss for Detroit, while Curtis Granderson went 2-for-3 for the Tigers.

Team records:
Detroit: 53-52 SU
Cleveland: 46-58 SU

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 7-3
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 2-8
After playing Detroit are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

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

Next up:
Cleveland home to Detroit, Wednesday, July 30

 

 

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