Tigers vs Angels Picks

The Detroit Tigers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Monday when they take on the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. The Tigers will give the ball to ace starter Justin Verlander in this one. Righthander Verlander is 13-7 this season with a 3.29 ERA. The Angels will counter Verlander with Jered Weaver. Righthander Weaver has a 3.89 ERA to go along with a 13-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 132-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Tigers lost to Oakland 9-4 as a -125 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Miguel Cabrera was 3-4 with a home run and two RBI for Detroit and Curtis Granderson clubbed a solo homer. The Angels lost to Toronto 8-3 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10). Vladimir Guerrero was 3-5 with a run scored for the Angels and Trevor Bell lasted only 1 2-3 innings after surrendering six runs on six hits and four walks. Current streak: Detroit has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 65-58 SU Los Angeles: 74-48 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing LA Angels are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Monday are 8-2 Before playing Detroit are 5-5 After playing Toronto are 8-2 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games when playing LA Angels The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels Detroit is 6-12 SU in their last 18 games when playing LA Angels Detroit is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games on the road LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home LA Angels are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Detroit The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Angels's last 13 games at home LA Angels are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games Next up: LA Angels home to Detroit, Tuesday, August 25