Indians-Tigers Odds Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Detroit Tigers on Friday when they battle the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park.
Ace Cliff Lee will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Lefthander Lee is 4-8 this season with a 3.45 ERA.
Lee‘s opponent in this one will be Edwin Jackson. The Tigers righthander has a 2.59 ERA to go along with a 6-4 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Indians scored in bunches early and then held on for a 10-8 victory over the White Sox on Thursday, as +110 underdogs. That game’s 18 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (10).
Kelly Shoppach belted a grand slam home run and finished with five runs batted in. Tony Sipp earned the win in relief, and Kerry Wood sealed the win with his 11th save.
The Tigers scored early and held on for a 3-1 victory over the Royals in Wednesday’s series finale, as +115 underdogs. The team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (8).
Marcus Thames, Clete Thomas and Ramon Sanitago drove in one run apiece. Luke French tossed 6 1-3 innings for the win, giving up six hits and one run.
Current streak:
Detroit has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Cleveland: 34-52 SU
Detroit: 46-38 SU
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Kansas City are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Cleveland is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Detroit is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit’s last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Next up:
Detroit home to Cleveland, Saturday, July 11

 

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