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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Indians vs. Twins MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins will meet on the field at Target Field on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals.
Righthander Josh Tomlin will take the mound for the Indians to start this game. Tomlin is 11-4 this season with a 4.03 ERA.
Tomlin's opponent in this one will be Nick Blackburn. The Twins righthander has a 3.99 ERA to go along with a 7-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
The Indians were a 2-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Twins. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -130 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Team records:
Cleveland: 51-45 SU
Minnesota: 45-51 SU
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Chi White Sox are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Detroit are 3-7
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Cleveland is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Next up:
Cleveland home to Chi White Sox, Friday, July 22
Minnesota home to Detroit, Thursday, July 21