Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Detroit Tigers on Saturday when they battle the Toronto Blue Jays at Righthander Shaun Marcum will take the mound for the Blue Jays to start this game. Marcum is 8-4 this season with a 3.37 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Rick Porcello who starts for the Tigers. Righthander Porcello is 4-7 with a 5.63 ERA so far this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Miguel Cabrera had three hits and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Tigers to a series-opening 5-2 win over the Blue Jays on Thursday. The Tigers won that game as -156 favorites, while the seven runs went UNDER the day?s posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Justin Verlanders scattered eight hits and two runs over eight innings in the victory. Jose Valverde closed out the ninth for his 20th save of the season for the Tigers. Ricky Romero suffered the loss after giving up seven hits and three runs over seven innings for the Blue Jays, who were +136 underdogs. Current streak: Team records: Detroit: 50-44 SU A few trends to consider: Toronto is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games , Toronto is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,on the road Toronto is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing Detroit Toronto is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing on the road against Detroit Detroit19-5-1 SU in its last 25 games at home Detroit is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,at home Detroit is 2-7-1 SU in its last 10 games , Next up: Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping. |