Indians-Tigers Odds Preview

The Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers will meet on the field at Comerica Park on Saturday in a battle of division rivals. Aaron Laffey will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Lefthander Laffey is 2-0 this season with a 2.41 ERA. It'll be Zach Miner toeing the rubber for the Tigers in this contest. Righthander Miner is 2-1 with a 6.43 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jhonny Peralta drove in two runs and the Indians held off a late charge to defeat the Tigers 6-5 on Friday, as +155 underdogs. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10). Carl Pavano tossed 7 1-3 innings for the win, and Kerry Wood closed out the ninth for his fifth save. Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer for the Tigers, who were -175 favorites. Armando Galarraga surrendered eight hits and five runs in the loss. Current streak: Detroit has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 9-14 SU Detroit: 11-11 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Detroit are 7-3 After playing Detroit are 6-4 After a win are 2-8 Detroit most recently: When playing on Saturday are 2-8 Before playing Cleveland are 3-7 After playing Cleveland are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road Cleveland is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland Next up: Detroit home to Cleveland, Sunday, May 3