The Cleveland Indians are preparing to take on their divisional rival Detroit Tigers in a Wednesday night game. Fox Sports Detroit will be televising the matchup and the game is scheduled to get going at 7:10 p.m. ET.
Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Odds
Detroit (receiving +165 odds) is rolling into this matchup as an underdog against Cleveland and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this game at 9.5 runs (-110 for the over and -110 for the under). You can also bet on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds sitting at Indians -1.5 runs (-120) and Tigers +1.5 runs (+100).
The Indians are 77-55 SU and are 71-60 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 1.3 units for moneyline gamblers and 9.4 units ATS. Cleveland has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Tigers, on the other hand, are 39-90 SU and 53-75 ATS. They’ve lost 30.4 units for moneyline bettors and 28.9 units ATS. Detroit has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven games and the over has cashed in four of those seven.
Detroit games have had an over/under record of 58-61-9 in 2019. The Indians have been a decent under bet with a total record of 57-70-4.
The right-handed Aaron Civale is getting the nod for the visiting Indians. Civale (1-3, 1.82 ERA) has racked up 25 punchouts in 29.2 innings so far. He’s 1-0 with six strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Detroit this year.
The Tigers are handing the ball to righty Jordan Zimmermann (1-9, 6.48 ERA), who’s got 61 strikeouts and 22 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.46. Zimmermann is 0-1 with four strikeouts and an 8.31 ERA in one start against Cleveland this year.
Detroit’s pitching staff has yielded 5.6 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The club’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 5.27, a WHIP of 1.40 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.6. The bullpen has a 5.01 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 8.2 K/9. In 54 games against divisional foes, Tigers starters have an ERA of 6.37 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.34.
The Detroit hitters are putting up 3.6 runs per outing, including 4.1 per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .261/.309/.392 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that span.
The Tigers’ batters have been led by Miguel Cabrera and Nicholas Castellanos. Cabrera is slashing .279/.341/.388 with nine home runs, 50 RBIs and 33 runs scored, and Castellanos has put up a line of .273/.328/.462 with 11 homers, 37 RBIs and 57 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Cleveland’s pitching staff allowed 4.0 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.81 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 9.67 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.47, along with a WHIP of 1.18.
Indians hitters have slashed .251/.326/.437 on their way to 4.7 runs scored per game this season, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Shortstop Francisco Lindor and first baseman Carlos Santana continue to lead Cleveland’s offense. Lindor is slashing .297/.351/.522 with 23 home runs, 57 RBIs, 76 runs and 18 stolen bases, while Santana (.292/.414/.544) is up to 30 homers, 79 RBIs and 95 runs scored.
The Indians have gained 0.1 units and are 46-42 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 31 of those games, compared to 53 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Tigers have lost 26.3 units and are 38-62 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 42 of those games, compared to 51 that’ve cashed the under.
Indians at Tigers Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Indians, ATS Winner – Indians, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- The over has hit in four of Detroit’s last seven games.
- The Indians have an OPS of .764 this season and an OPS of .770 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Tigers’ OPS sits at .681 overall and .671 versus righties.
- The Indians have won three of their last four games SU while the Tigers have lost four of their last five.
- Cleveland has posted 20.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 20.8 over its last five.
- The Indians have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
