The Cleveland Indians will face off against their divisional foe Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. SportsTime Ohio will televise the matchup and the game is scheduled to get underway at 4:10 p.m. ET.
Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers Odds
Vegas is listing Detroit (+145) as the underdog to Cleveland (-155). The total sits at 9.5 runs and bettors can take the over or the under for -110. Runline odds stand at -110 for taking the Indians -1.5 runs and -110 for the Tigers +1.5.
The Tigers are 30-35 SU and 36-28 ATS. They’ve gained 6.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.1 units against the spread (ATS). Detroit has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. On the other hand, the Indians are 33-28 SU and have gone 26-34 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 7.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 11.9 units ATS. Cleveland has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
Detroit games have an over/under record of 27-35-2 so far in 2018. The Indians have been a decent over bet with a total record of 33-25-2.
The right-handed Mike Clevinger will get the start for the visiting Indians. Clevinger is 4-2 with a 3.36 ERA and 64 strikeouts. He has yet to face Detroit this year, but he did make four starts against the Tigers in 2017, posting a 4-0 record against them with a 0.76 ERA and 23 strikeouts.
The Tigers are going with righty Mike Fiers (5-3, 4.33 ERA), who has 42 punchouts and 13 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.34. Fiers is 1-0 with five strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA over one starts against Cleveland this year.
Cleveland’s pitching staff allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.49 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 8.88 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.89, along with a WHIP of 1.14 and a K/9 of 9.11.
Indians hitters have slashed .253/.323/.440 on their way to 4.9 runs scored per game this year, including 5.3 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Cleveland’s hitters have been powered by shortstop Francisco Lindor and third baseman Jose Ramirez, who have combined to launch 33 home runs. Lindor is slashing .291/.365/.538 with 14 home runs, 35 RBIs, 46 runs and six stolen bases, while Ramirez is hitting .294 with 19 homers, 43 RBIs, 44 runs and seven stolen bases.
In the home-team dugout, Detroit’s pitching staff has yielded 4.6 runs per game overall this season. Its starters have an ERA of 4.29, a WHIP of 1.28 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.0. The bullpen has a 4.32 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 8.4 K/9. In 27 divisional games, Tigers starters have an ERA of 3.85 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.96.
The Detroit hitters have put up 4.2 runs per contest, including 3.6 per game against divisional foes and 2.6 per game over their last five. The team has hit .212/.286/.327 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that span.
Right fielder Nicholas Castellanos and shortstop Jose Iglesias have led the charge for the Tigers’ offense this year. Castellanos is slashing .329/.369/.512 with six home runs, 34 RBIs and 32 runs scored, while the line for Iglesias stands at .260/.307/.381 with 56 hits, 23 RBIs, 23 runs and nine stolen bases.
The Indians have lost 8.3 units and are 17-24 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 22 of those games, compared to 17 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Tigers have lost 0.7 units and are 23-22 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 16 of those games, as opposed to 27 that’ve gone under.
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Notes
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Cleveland has recorded 24.0 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 16.8 over its last five.
The Indians have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games. The Tigers have hit four over their last 10.
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