Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Righthander Jeremy Bonderman will take the mound for the Tigers to start this game. Bonderman is 1-2 this season with a 5.08 ERA. Starting this game for the Athletics will be Tyson Ross. The righthander has a 7.36 ERA to go along with a 0-1 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. Casper Wells drove in two runs to help the Tigers defeated the A?s 5-1 on Wednesday, as -121 favorites. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Justin Verlander went the distance for the victory, allowing one run off four hits. Dallas Braden surrendered two runs off six hits over six innings in a losing effort. Team records: Oakland: 20-21 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-5 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Oakland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing San Francisco are 5-5 After playing Detroit are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Detroit is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Oakland Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Oakland is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Detroit Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games Next up: The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting. |