Saturday, June 25, 2011

Interleague Play Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Detroit Tigers

A winning streak will be on the line for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday when they battle the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.

Righthander Josh Collmenter will take the mound for the Diamondbacks to start this game. Collmenter is 3-3 this season with a 2.33 ERA.

Collmenter's opponent in this one will be Justin Verlander. The Tigers righthander has a 2.54 ERA to go along with a 9-3 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

Arizona was a 7-6 winner in its last match on the road against the Tigers. They won as +126 underdogs, while the total score of 13 made winners of OVER bettors.

Current streak: Arizona has won 4 straight games.

Team records: Arizona: 43-34 SU Detroit: 40-36 SU

Arizona most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Detroit are 6-4 After playing Detroit are 4-6 After a win are 6-4

Detroit most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Arizona are 5-5 After playing Arizona are 4-6 After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider: Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 12 games when playing Detroit The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit Detroit is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing Arizona The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

Next up: Detroit home to Arizona, Sunday, June 26

Interleague Play Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Detroit Tigers

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