Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The fans at Progressive Field will be treated to a game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians when they take their seats on Friday.
Righthander Carl Pavano will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Pavano is 6-9 this season with a 4.71 ERA.
Pavano's opponent in this one will be Justin Masterson. The Indians righthander has a 2.73 ERA to go along with a 9-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 5-2 winner as they battled the Red Sox at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Twins at +175 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 4-3 loser at home against the Tigers. Bettors on Detroit at -174 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Team records:
Minnesota: 52-65 SU
Cleveland: 58-57 SU
Minnesota: 52-65 SU
Cleveland: 58-57 SU
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Cleveland are 7-3
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a win are 3-7
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing Detroit are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Cleveland are 7-3
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a win are 3-7
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing Detroit are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland's last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland's last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Next up:
Cleveland home to Minnesota, Saturday, August 13
Cleveland home to Minnesota, Saturday, August 13