Tigers-Red Sox Odds Preview

The fans at Fenway Park will be treated to a game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox when they take their seats on Monday.

Edwin Jackson will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers on this day. Righthander Jackson is 8-5 this season with a 2.62 ERA.

The Red Sox will counter Jackson with Brad Penny. Righthander Penny has a 5.20 ERA to go along with a 7-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 108-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Tigers defeated Minnesota 8-7 as a -125 favorite on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8).

Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in a pair of runs for Detroit, while Marcus Thames hit a solo home run in the win.

The Red Sox lost to the Yankees 5-2 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Victor Martinez hit a two-run home run for Cleveland and Jon Lester allowed one run on five hits in seven innings.

Current streak:
Boston has lost 6 straight games.

Team records:
Detroit: 59-51 SU
Boston: 62-48 SU

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

Boston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit’s last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Detroit’s last 17 games on the road
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston’s last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

Next up:
Boston home to Detroit, Tuesday, August 11