Twins vs Indians Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Progressive Field. The Twins will trot Carl Pavano out to the mound in this one. Righthander Pavano has a 16-10 record and a 3.52 ERA this season. Pavano's opponent in this one will be Fausto Carmona. The Indians righthander has a 4.05 ERA to go along with a 11-14 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Denard Span drove in a pair of runs and the Twins held on for a 4-3 win over the Royals on Wednesday, as -155 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Brian Duensing tossed the win for the Twins, allowing six hits and one run over eight innings. The Indians were toppled 4-3 by the Angels last time out, as +120 underdogs. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Hector Ambriz gave up the winning run in the 16th and suffered the Indians loss. Current streak: Minnesota has won 6 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 83-57 SU Cleveland: 57-83 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 8-2 After a win are 8-2 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Minnesota are 5-5 After playing LA Angels are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road Minnesota is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota Cleveland is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Minnesota Next up: Cleveland home to Minnesota, Saturday, September 11 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.