Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Rogers Centre. Max Scherzer will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers on this day. Righthander Scherzer is 9-9 this season with a 3.73 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Ricky Romero who starts for the Blue Jays. Lefthander Romero is 10-7 with a 3.50 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Tigers were outlasted 4-3 in 12 innings by the Royals last time out, as -210 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Alfredo Figaro gave up the run in the 12th and was charged with the Tigers loss. Vernon Wells cranked a two-run homer and drove in four runs as the Blue Jays defeated the Yankees 6-3 in the series rubber match on Wednesday. The Blue Jays won the game as +120 underdogs, while the nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Brett Cecil earned the win, allowing seven hits and two runs over eight innings. Kevin Gregg recorded the final out for his 29th save. Team records: Toronto: 66-60 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Toronto are 4-6 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 Toronto most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Detroit are 6-4 After playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit Next up: Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close. |