Saturday, August 20, 2011

AL Central Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers

The Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Comerica Park.

David Huff will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Lefthander Huff is 1-1 this season with a 0.51 ERA.

Huff's opponent in this one will be Doug Fister. The Tigers righthander has a 3.58 ERA to go along with a 4-13 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total is sitting at 9.

The Indians were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Tigers. That made winners of bettors who got Detroit at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Team records: Cleveland: 62-59 SU Detroit: 66-58 SU

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

Detroit most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 2-8 After playing Cleveland are 3-7 After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 15 games when playing on the road against Detroit Detroit is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Detroit's last 15 games when playing at home against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games

Next up: Detroit home to Cleveland, Sunday, August 21

AL Central Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers

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