Major League Baseball Handicapping: Indians vs Reds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Great American Ball Park in an interleague contest. The Indians will give the ball to starter Aaron Laffey in this one. Lefthander Laffey is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA. It'll be Aaron Harang toeing the rubber for the Reds in this contest. Righthander Harang is 5-7 with a 5.17 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Indians were routed 12-3 by the Phillies last time out, as +130 underdogs. That game's 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Fausto Carmona surrendered nine hits and seven runs over four innings in that loss. The Reds completed a three-game sweep of the A's with a 3-0 shut out in the series finale on Wednesday, as -115 favorites. The teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Jay Bruce went 3-for-3 at the plate with a pair of runs batted in for the Reds. Johnnny Cueto tossed seven scoreless innings for the victory, and Francisco Cordero notched his 19th save. Current streak: Cleveland has lost 5 straight games. Cincinnati has won 3 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 26-45 SU Cincinnati: 40-33 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Cincinnati are 3-7 After playing Philadelphia are 3-5 After a loss are 2-8 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 8 games Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games at home Next up: Cincinnati home to Cleveland, Saturday, June 26 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.