Tigers vs Indians Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cleveland Indians will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field. The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Max Scherzer in this game. Scherzer has a 6-6 record and a 4.61 ERA this season. Scherzer's opponent in this one will be Jake Westbrook. The Indians righthander has a 4.75 ERA to go along with a 5-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Tigers lost to Minnesota 6-3 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored caused the game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (9). Johnny Damon was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored for Detroit, while Andy Oliver allowed four runs on five hits in 4 2-3 innings. The Indians lost to Tampa Bay 6-5 as a +210 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Austin Kearns drove in a pair of runs for Cleveland. Current streak: Cleveland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 48-38 SU Cleveland: 34-54 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 7-3 After playing Minnesota are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Detroit are 2-8 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Detroit is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Cleveland Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Detroit Next up: Cleveland home to Detroit, Saturday, July 17 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.