Athletics-Tigers Who Will Cover?

The fans at Comerica Park will be treated to a game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers when they take their seats on Friday. The Athletics will give the ball to starter Dallas Braden in this one. Lefthander Braden is 1-2 this season with a 5.40 ERA. Braden's opponent in this one will be Kenny Rogers. The Tigers lefthander has a 5.04 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The A's were swept in their four-game series with the Blue Jays, dropping the finale 6-4 last time out. The A's were +105 underdogs in that game, while the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7). Daric Barton belted a two-run homer in a losing effort for the A's. Jerry Blevins was tagged with the loss after giving up two runs in relief. The Tigers avoided a three-game sweep with an 8-3 victory over the White Sox as +125 underdogs on Thursday. The game's combined 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10). Miguel Cabrera went 3-for-3 at the plate with a two-run homer and three RBIs for the Tigers. Zach Miner tossed six innings for the win, allowing two runs off seven hits. Current streak: Oakland has lost 10 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 53-61 SU Detroit: 56-58 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Detroit are 7-3 After playing Toronto are 4-6 After a loss are 1-9 Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Oakland are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 11 games when playing on the road against Detroit Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit Oakland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games when playing at home against Oakland Detroit is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Oakland The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games at home Next up: Detroit home to Oakland, Saturday, August 9