Sunday, September 18, 2011

Tigers vs Athletics MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at O.co Coliseum.
The Tigers will trot Justin Verlander out to the mound in this one. Righthander Verlander has a 23-5 record and a 2.36 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Guillermo Moscoso who starts for the Athletics. Righthander Moscoso is 8-7 with a 3.46 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 7.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 5-3 loser as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at -148 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Team records:
Detroit: 88-64 SU
Oakland: 69-83 SU
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a win are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
Detroit is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 15 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Oakland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland's last 15 games when playing at home against Detroit
Next up:
Detroit at Kansas City, Tuesday, September 20
Oakland home to Texas, Tuesday, September 20










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