MLB Betting Preview New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers
Posted: August 27, 2007
By SBG Global
7:05 pm Eastern
Opening Line: Tigers -108, Total 10.5 Flat
Mike Mussina may be pitching for his job tonight as the Yankees conclude their series at Detroit against the Tigers. Mussina is 8-9 on the season with an ERA of 5.22. He will be opposed by Justin Verlander who is 13-5 and has an ERA of 3.94. Mussina was horrible in his last outing giving up seven runs and seven hits in just 1 2/3 innings against the Angels. "It was just bad from the start, and I don't know why because I felt good warming up,' he said, "That goes in the top five worst games of my career right there. It was just awful. If I could explain it, I would know how to fix it. And right now I don't.” Mussina was terrible in the outing before that against the Tigers where he gave up seven runs and nine hits in five innings. Mussina is 17-6 against Detroit in his career with a 2.70 ERA. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the Tigers at home.
Verlander was no better in his last outing. He gave up seven runs and 10 hits in four innings to Cleveland. Verlander has not lost back-to-back starts all season. In his only start against New York this year, Verlander gave up three runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings of an 8-5 victory Aug. 16 to beat Mussina. In two career starts against the Yankees, Verlander is 1-0 with a 7.84 ERA.
The Tigers held off the Yankees on Sunday 5-4 as Curtis Granderson, Carlos Guillen and Marcus Thames all homered. Granderson’s was a lead off inside-the-park home run. "We knew how much we needed this one,' said Detroit reliever Joel Zumaya, "A big game against the Yankees means a lot of
SBG Global Current Line: Tigers -112, Total 10.5 Under (-120)
New York has lost four of six during its seven-game road trip that ends tonight. The Yankees are 7 1/2 games behind Boston for the top spot in the AL East and two games behind Seattle in the wild card standings. The Yankees should have Derek Jeter back in the lineup tonight. He was given Sunday off to rest some nagging injuries.
The Yankees are 14-5 in their last 19 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
The Yankees are 11-5 in their last 16 vs. a team with a winning record. The Yankees are 35-17 in their last 52 Monday games. The Yankees are 4-10 in their last 14 games as a road underdog. The Yankees are 4-11 in their last 15 games as an underdog. The Yankees are 4-1 in Mussina's last 5 starts vs. the American League Central. The Yankees are 2-5 in Mussina's last 7 starts as a road underdog. The Yankees are 3-10 in Mussina's last 13 starts vs. a team with a winning record. The Yankees are 1-4 in Mussina's last 5 starts as an underdog. The Yankees are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Detroit.
The Tigers are 8-3 in their last 11 home games vs. a team with a winning record. The Tigers are 2-5 in their last 7 games as a home favorite. The Tigers are 5-14 in their last 19 games as a favorite. The Tigers are 5-0 in Verlander's last 5 starts vs. the American League East. The Tigers are 5-0 in Verlander's last 5 Monday starts. The Tigers are 4-1 in Verlander's last 5 starts as a home favorite. The Tigers are 6-2 in Verlander's last 8 starts vs. a team with a winning record. The Tigers are 15-5 in Verlander's last 20 starts as a favorite. The Tigers are 10-4 in Verlander's last 14 starts.
The Over is 20-6-2 in the Yankees last 28 games as a road underdog. The Over is 5-2 in Yankees last 7 vs. a team with a winning record. The Over is 15-6 in Yankees last 21 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Over is 5-2 in Yankees last 7 overall. The Under is 7-3 in Yankees last 10 Monday games.
The Over is 5-0 in Mussina's last 5 starts overall. The Over is 5-0 in Mussina's last 5 starts as a road underdog. The Over is 4-0 in Mussina's last 4 starts vs. the American League Central. The Over is 5-0-1 in Mussina's last 6 starts as an underdog. The Under is 7-2-1 in Mussina's last 10 Monday starts. The Over is 5-2-1 in Mussina's last 8 road starts.
The Under is 6-2 in the Tigers last 8 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
The Under is 5-2 in the Tigers last 7 home games. The Over is 7-3-1 in the Tigers last 11 Monday games. The Under is 9-4 in the Tigers last 13 overall.
The Over is 40-18-2 in the Tigers last 60 games as a home favorite. The Over is 5-0 in Verlander's last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record. The Over is 14-3-1 in Verlander's last 18 starts as a home favorite. The Over is 16-5-2 in Verlander's last 23 starts overall. The Under is 15-7 in the last 22 meetings in Detroit between the two teams.
Pick Tigers -110 5 units out of 5
