Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers meet at Lefthander Francisco Liriano will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Liriano is 14-8 this season with a 3.44 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be ace Justin Verlander who starts for the Tigers. Righthander Verlander is 17-8 with a 3.46 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jose Morales hit a three-run single and the Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Indians with a 5-1 win in the finale last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Nick Blackburn scattered five hits and one earned run over seven innings for his 10th victory. Brennan Boesch drove in a pair of runs and the Tigers defeated the Royals 4-2 on Wednesday, as -220 favorites. The six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks. Mac Scherzer tossed 7 2-3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits in collecting the win. Current streak: Team records: Detroit: 77-75 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Detroit are 4-6 After playing Cleveland are 10-0 After a win are 7-3 Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Minnesota are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Minnesota is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 15 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota Detroit is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home Next up: 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. |