The Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Rick Porcello in this game. Porcello has a 8-4 record and a 3.55 ERA this season.
Porcello's opponent in this one will be Brett Anderson. The Athletics lefthander has a 5.74 ERA to go along with a 3-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
The Tigers defeated Houston 4-3 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Brandon Inge hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning for Detroit and Curtis Granderson was 3-4 with a solo homer in the win.
The Athletics lost to Colorado 3-1 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Ryan Sweeney was 3-4 with an RBI for Oakland and Vin Mazzaro allowed three runs on five hits in five innings.
A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 15 games on the road
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Next up:
Oakland home to Detroit, Tuesday, June 30
