Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Righthander Justin Masterson will take the mound for the Indians to start this game. Masterson is 4-11 this season with a 5.23 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Armando Galarraga who starts for the Tigers. Righthander Galarraga is 3-5 with a 4.62 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Indians scored all their runs over the final two innings as they defeated the Royals 7-3 on Thursday. The Indians won that game as a -110 pick?em, and the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Asdrubal Cabrera drove in a pair of runs to lead the Indians, and Rafael Perez picked up the win in relief. The Tigers were torn apart 11-5 by the Yankees last time out, as +220 underdogs. That game's 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Rick Porcello surrendered six runs over five innings in the loss. Current streak: Team records: Detroit: 58-63 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Detroit are 4-6 After playing Kansas City are 3-7 After a win are 2-8 Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Cleveland are 3-7 After playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Detroit Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Detroit is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Cleveland Detroit is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing Cleveland Next up: Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him. |