Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers Sunday MLB Betting Preview & Free Pick

MLB Preview:Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers

Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)

When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday April 24, 2016

Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan

Lines: Cleveland -165/ Detroit +155

Total: 8.5 (u20)

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A couple of American League Central foes will hook up today as the Cleveland Indians take on the Detroit Tigers in game three of their three game series from Comerica Park in Detroit. The Indians won a pitcher’s duel in game one 2-1 and they have now won four of the last five meetings in this series overall.

A Look At The Cleveland Indians

The Tribe took game one of this series 2-1 behind a solid game from Josh Tomlin, who allowed just the one ER on four hits in 6.2 innings of work. He is now 2-0 on the year. The win got the Indians back to .500 for the year at 7-7, which includes a mark of 4-2 on the road. Francisco Lindor leads the team in hitting at .296, while Mike Napoli and Carlos Santana each have three homers and nine RBIs to lead the team in both categories. Lonnie Chisenhall is finally off the DL, but has just one hit in 11 ABs so far. He will get it going, plus they Tribe are still waiting for Michael Brantley to come off the DL and this offense should be much improved when that happens.

Overall the Indians check in at 16th in the league in scoring putting up 3.93 rpg, while also ranking 22nd in hitting at .234 and 21st in homers with 14. On the mound they have been average as they come in at 18th in ERA at 4.18, 6th in WHIP at 1.19 and 28th in Ks with 114. Indian starters have an ERA of 3.92, while their pen has an ERA of 4.68. Getting the start in this game for the Tribe will be Carlos Carrasco, who is 2-0 with a 2.79 ERA in three starts so far. Last year he was 14-12 with a 3.63 ERA 30 starts, including 9-4 with a 2.49 ERA on the road. He is 4-6 with a 6.29 ERA in 15 games (10 starts) vs the Tigers in his career, including 2-4 with an 8.42 ERA here at Comerica. Carrasco is not much for pitching in daytime as he is 8-13 with a 5.04 ERA in 34 day games (27 starts).  

A Look At The Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers come in having lost four of their five games prior to saturday, but they have to be a little encouraged at the 2-1 loss that Verlander took, in game that he pitched well in. Still he is now just 1-2 with a 5.790 ERA on the year. The pitching has been decent overall for them this year, but still the are led by an offense that ranks 9th in the league in scoring putting up 4.53 rpg, while also ranking 5th in hitting at .264 and 11th in homers with 18. Ian Kinsler is the team’s leading hitter so far at .358, plus he has four homers and 12 RBIs. Jarrod Saltalamacchia leads the team in both homers (five) and RBIs (14). Miguel Cabrera is off to a slow start as he is hitting just .220 with one homer and six RBIs so far.

On the mound they have been decent as they come in at 10th in ERA at 3.59, 25th in WHIP at 1.41 and 29th in Ks with 109. Tiger starters have an ERA of 4.10, while their pen has been very solid, posting an ERA of 2.72. This is a team has not gotten good play from their pen the last few years. The Tigers will send out Shane Greene in this one and he is 1-1 with a 7.84 in his two starts this year. Last year as a starter he was 4-8 with a 6.72 ERA in 16 starts. Green is 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA in two career starts vs the Indians, while in 14 career Day starts he is 5-5 with a 4.42 ERA.   

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[969] Cleveland -165 over Detroit

This is a tough one as Carrasco has bad numbers vs the Tigers, but he has very good numbers on the road overall in his career. Last year he was 9-4 away from home and is 21-15 on the road in his career, compared to just 14-23 at home. Shane Greene has been a bad pitcher overall in his career and he has a 9.00 ERA out the gate. I just can’t back him, so I will look for the Tribe to pick up another big road win here.  

 

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Detroit Lions vs Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Betting Odds & Free Pick

NFL Preseason Preview: Detroit Lions & Jacksonville Jaguars

Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)

When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, August 28, 2015
Where: EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida
Televised: CBS

Odds: The Line opened up as Jacksonville being a 1 point favorite and has been bet up slightly as they are now 2 point favorites in most shops. Money has come in on the Under as it has been bet down from 41.5 to 41.

The Detroit Lions come in at 1-1 in the preseason so far, winning their home game vs the Jets (23-3), while losing on the road last week to Washington 21-17. In their home game they looked very good in outgaining the Jets by 305 yards, putting up 428 yards and 26 FDs in the game. The Problem though was the fact that they scored just 23 points. Last week their offense didn't look great as they put up just 241 yards of total offense and 17 points. That was vs what should be a bad Washington defense this year. Matthew Stafford hasn't played much, but has gone 8-10 for 135 yards and a TD so far and he should get more time as teams tend to play their starters more in the 3rd game. Behind him is Dan Orlovsky and he didn't have a good game vs the Jets, but did last week vs Washington, hitting 13 of 17 passes for 118 yards and 2 TDs.  All Detroit's starters should play more in this one.

The Jaguars have also gone 1-1 in the preseason, winning their home game 23-21 over Pittsburgh, while losing on the road last week by a 22-12 score vs the Giants. Not a lot is expected of Jacksonville this year, but they should be a bit more competitive in their games. Their offense will still be pretty weak, but that is nothing new as they have averaged 16 ppg or less in each of their last 4 years. It should be better than that with Bortles now having a year under his belt and with the addition of Julius Thomas at TE. He shouldn't play in this game as he suffered a fracture in his hand, but will be ready for opening day. Still the have work to do on offense as they put up 290 ypg last year and just 284.5 ypg in 2 preseason games this year. The Defense for the Jags has played good in the preseason, allowing just 332 yards of total offense, compared to allowing 371 ypg last year.  

OU Lines are a bit higher in week 3 of the preseason and I feel this one is a bit to high, as just one team has a shot at scoring many points. The Jags offense should be improved this year, but it will still be bad and it has shown that in the  preseason, putting up just 284 ypg worth of offense, while the Lions have allowed just 232 ypg on defense. Detroit on offense has looked solid, but hasn't scored a bunch, while the Jags defense has looked good, plus the Grass at everBank Field should slow Detroit's offense down even more. This game will pit a mediocre offense vs a good defense and a bad offense vs a defense that looks like it is picking up where it left off last year when it led the league. Add is all up, plus with the game being on grass and we should get no more than 35 points in this one.  

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ESPN Basball Betting Odds Detroit Tigers at Chicago Cubs Free Pick

MLB Preview: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago Cubs

Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)

When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
Televised: ESPN

Odds:  The Cubs are listed as -186 favorites, while no total has been set yet because this is Wrigley Field.

The pitching matchup for this game pits Daniel Norris vs Jon Lester.

Daniel Norris has made just 3 starts for the Tigers so far this year and they haven’t been great as he is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA in those starts. He faced the Cubs just once last year, but it was in relief. In that game he allowed just 1 hit in one inning of work.

Jon Lester hasn’t been the ace that the Cubs were hoping he would be when they signed, but he hasn’t pitched that bad as he has a 3.21 ERA, despite the fact that he is 8-8 on the year. Jon is 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA in his last 5 starts overall, while at home he has gone 6-6 with a 3.20 ERA. Jon know the Tigers from His days in Boston, but he has struggled vs them, going 2-5 with a 5.25 ERA in 10 career starts.

The Important Stats: The Tigers have hit .257 on the road, including .264 vs Lefties, while putting up 4.2 rpg away from home overall. The Tigers have a 4.56 ERA a 1.37 WHIP away from home. The Cubs have hit just .227 at home, including .222 vs lefties, while scoring just 3.52 rpg at Wrigley overall this year. Their home ERA is 3.26, while their home WHIP is 1.13.

The Tigers are still alive for a wildcard spot, but how much longer will it last as they have given up some of their high priced talent this year. The Tigers are just 4.5 games out of a wildcard slot, while the Cubs look like they are headed for the playoffs as they are 17 games above .500 and 3 games ahead of the Giants for the 2nd wildcard spot. This is a team that is playing very well right now as they have won 9 of their last 11 games and I expect that to continue here. The Price is high for a regular side play, so I will make it a RL play. John Lets has been pitching very well right now and is starting to look like the Ace that the Cubs were expecting. In his last 8 starts he has an ERA of just 1.92, while he is 4-0 in his last 5 starts. At home he is just 6-6 but with a solid 3.20 ERA, while Daniel Norris has not really shown anything good in his 3 starts this tear. The Cubs are off a bad loss last night and I look for them to bounce back with a solid win in this one.

Play the Cubs -1.5 over Detroit tonight.  

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