MLB Betting: Tigers vs Athletics

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday when they battle the Detroit Tigers at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Justin Verlander in this game. Verlander has a 4-2 record and a 3.88 ERA this season. Verlander's opponent in this one will be Dallas Braden. The Athletics lefthander has a 3.50 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Johnny Damon homered for the Tigers in their 6-2 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday. Chicago won as +125 road underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 9-run total posted by sportsbooks. Kurt Suzuki's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Athletics over the Mariners 6-5 on Tuesday night. Oakland won as +100 home underdogs, while the game played OVER the 7-run total posted by oddsmakers. Current streak: Oakland has won 2 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 22-17 SU Oakland: 20-20 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a loss are 8-2 Oakland most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Detroit are 4-6 After playing Seattle are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games on the road Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit Oakland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Detroit Next up: Oakland home to Detroit, Thursday, May 20 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.