MLB Handicapping: Tigers vs Mets

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Detroit Tigers and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Citi Field. Ace righthander Justin Verlander will take the mound for the Tigers to start this game. Verlander is 8-4 this season with a 3.54 ERA. Verlander's opponent in this one will be Jonathon Niese. The Mets lefthander has a 3.64 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Tigers defeated Arizona 3-1 as a -150 favorite on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Max Scherzer allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts over seven innings for Detroit and Brennan Boesch hit a two-run home run in the win. The Mets lost to the Yankees 4-0 as a +170 underdog on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Johan Santana took the loss for the Mets after allowing four runs on eight hits in six innings. Current streak: New York has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 38-30 SU New York: 39-30 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing NY Mets are 3-3 After playing Arizona are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Detroit are 4-2 After playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Detroit is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing NY Mets Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets NY Mets are 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets's last 9 games at home NY Mets are 8-2 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets's last 12 games Next up: NY Mets home to Detroit, Wednesday, June 23 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.