MLB Handicapping: Athletics vs Tigers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Comerica Park. The Athletics will give the ball to starter Trevor Cahill in this one. Righthander Cahill is 3-2 this season with a 3.31 ERA. It'll be ace Justin Verlander toeing the rubber for the Tigers in this contest. Righthander Verlander is 5-3 with a 3.74 ERA so far this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Tigers defeated Oakland 10-2 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Miguel Cabrera was 4-5 with a home run and four RBI for Detroit and Max Scherzer pitched 5 2-3 shutout innings with 14 strikeouts. Daric Barton hit a two-run home run for Oakland and Dallas Braden gave up five runs on 11 hits in six innings. Team records: Oakland: 27-24 SU Detroit: 26-23 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Boston are 6-4 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Detroit most recently: When playing on Monday are 2-8 Before playing Cleveland are 9-1 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 11 games when playing Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games when playing Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games at home Detroit is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland Next up: Oakland at Boston, Tuesday, June 1 Detroit home to Cleveland, Tuesday, June 1 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.