MLB Odds: Red Sox vs Tigers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Comerica Park. Clay Buchholz will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Righthander Buchholz is 3-3 this season with a 3.82 ERA. It'll be Max Scherzer toeing the rubber for the Tigers in this contest. Righthander Scherzer is 1-3 with a 6.81 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Red Sox fell 3-2 to the Blue Jays last time out, as a -110 pick'em. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Tim Wakefield gave up five hits and three earned runs over seven innings in the loss. The Tigers earned a split of their four-game series on Thursday, as they blanked the Yankees 6-0 in the series finale. The Tigers won that game as +118 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Miguel Cabrera belted a solo home run and drove in three runs to lead the Tigers. Justin Verlander tossed a four-hit shutout through 6 2-3 innings for the victory. Team records: Boston: 18-17 SU Detroit: 20-15 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Detroit are 8-2 After playing Toronto are 6-4 After a loss are 5-5 Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Boston are 3-7 After playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Detroit Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games Boston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games Detroit is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Boston The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston Next up: Detroit home to Boston, Saturday, May 15 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.