Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers meet at The Twins will give the ball to starter Carl Pavano in this one. Righthander Pavano is 9-6 this season with a 3.59 ERA. Pavano's opponent in this one will be Andrew Oliver. The Tigers lefthander has a 5.93 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Johnny Damon belted a three-run shot to lead the Tigers to a 7-4 win over the Twins on Saturday. The Tigers won that game as -140 favorites, and the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Miguel Cabrera launched a two-run homer for the Tigers, while Jeremy Bonderman scattered four hits and three runs over six innings for the win. Nick Blackburn was rocked for seven hits and seven runs over four innings in the Twins loss. Current streak: Team records: Detroit: 48-37 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Sunday are 1-9 Before playing Chi White Sox are 8-2 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 Detroit most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 7-3 After playing Minnesota are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota 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 |