Indians-Tigers Odds Preview

The Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers will meet on the field at Comerica Park on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
Aaron Laffey will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Lefthander Laffey is 2-0 this season with a 2.41 ERA.
It’ll be Zach Miner toeing the rubber for the Tigers in this contest. Righthander Miner is 2-1 with a 6.43 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Jhonny Peralta drove in two runs and the Indians held off a late charge to defeat the Tigers 6-5 on Friday, as +155 underdogs. That game’s 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10).
Carl Pavano tossed 7 1-3 innings for the win, and Kerry Wood closed out the ninth for his fifth save.
Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer for the Tigers, who were -175 favorites. Armando Galarraga surrendered eight hits and five runs in the loss.
Current streak:
Detroit has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Cleveland: 9-14 SU
Detroit: 11-11 SU
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a win are 2-8

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Cleveland are 3-7
After playing Cleveland are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Next up:
Detroit home to Cleveland, Sunday, May 3

 

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