Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at The Orioles will give the ball to ace starter Kevin Millwood in this one. Righthander Millwood is 2-8 this season with a 5.40 ERA. Starting this game for the Tigers will be Andrew Oliver. The lefthander has a 3.00 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Brian Matusz tossed a two-hit shutout through eight innings as the Orioles beat the Red Sox 6-1 to avoid a series sweep on Sunday. The Orioles won that game as +185 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the day?s posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Nick Markakis went 3-for-5 with one RBI and a pair of runs scored for the Orioles. The Tigers were torn apart 8-1 by the Mariners last time out, as +100 underdogs at home. That game's nine runs made it OVER the day?s posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Jeremy Bonderman was tagged with the loss, giving up nine hits and seven earned runs in his five innings for the Tigers. Team records: Detroit: 43-37 SU Baltimore most recently: When playing on Monday are 2-8 Before playing Detroit are 5-5 After playing Boston are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 Detroit most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Baltimore are 5-5 After playing Seattle are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Baltimore is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit Baltimore is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games on the road Detroit is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore Detroit is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Baltimore Next up: Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com
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