Carlos Santana and the Cleveland Indians will be hitting the diamond against their divisional rival Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in a Saturday showdown. The opening pitch is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Detroit will be televising the matchup.
Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers Odds
The Indians have gone 35-33 SU this year and are 30-37 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 9.0 units for moneyline gamblers and 8.2 units ATS. The Tigers, on the other hand, are 25-41 SU and 29-36 ATS. They’ve lost 5.7 units for moneyline bettors and 9.6 units ATS.
Tigers games have had an over/under record of 29-33-3 so far in 2019. The Indians have been a decent under bet with a total record of 28-38-1.
Shane Bieber will get the start for the visiting Indians. The right-handed Bieber (5-2, 4.07 ERA) has recorded 96 strikeouts in 77.1 innings so far. He’s 1-0 with six strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Detroit this year.
The Tigers will turn to lefty Gregory Soto (0-2, 11.20 ERA), who has 11 strikeouts and seven walks as well as a WHIP of 2.12. Soto hasn’t faced the Indians yet this year and did not record any MLB pitching stats last season.
Cleveland’s pitching staff allowed 4.3 runs per game and its starters own a 4.36 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 9.73 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.28, along with a WHIP of 1.24 and a K/9 of 9.28.
The Indians offense has slashed .229/.314/.390 on its way to 4.2 runs scored per game this season, including 3.9 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
First baseman Carlos Santana and shortstop Francisco Lindor have paced Cleveland’s hitters. Santana is slashing .289/.408/.527 with 14 home runs, 42 RBIs and 44 runs scored, while Lindor has a .303 average with 11 homers, 25 RBIs, 32 runs and seven stolen bases.
For the home team, Detroit’s pitching staff has yielded 5.4 runs per game overall in 2019. Its starters have an ERA of 4.63, a WHIP of 1.35 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.4. The bullpen has a 5.10 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 7.8 K/9. In 27 games against divisional opponents, Tigers starters have an ERA of 5.48 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.85.
Detroit’s hitters are putting up 3.5 runs per contest, including 4.0 per game against divisional foes and 2.8 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .204/.279/.352 over its last five matchups and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
The Tigers’ offense has been led by Nicholas Castellanos and Miguel Cabrera. Castellanos is hitting .260/.316/.446 with seven home runs, 24 RBIs and 38 runs scored, while Cabrera’s line is .286/.350/.383 with four homers, 29 RBIs and 17 runs.
The Tigers have lost 8.8 units and are 21-32 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 21 of those games, as opposed to 30 that’ve gone under against righties.
Indians at Tigers MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Tigers, ATS Winner – Indians, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The under has cashed in three of Detroit’s last seven games.
- The Tigers have lost four of their last five games SU.
- Cleveland has posted 21.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 25.4 over its last five.
- The Indians have hit 21 home runs in their last 10 games. The Tigers have hit eight over their last 10.
- The Indians have a team OPS of .704 this season and an OPS of .673 against left-handed pitchers. The Tigers’ OPS stands at .676 overall and .714 against southpaws.
