Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics Lines - Free Baseball Picks

The Green Man

Date: May 26, 8:10 pm

Location: Minute Maid Park

TV: Local

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Tigers -143 / A's +133

Total: 8ov -120

Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland A's Prediction and Betting Odds. It's the 23-23 Detroit Tigers versus the 20-28 Oakland A's at Oakland Coliseum

Oakland, California tonight on May 27, 2016. The first ball is set to thrown 10:05 PM ET.

In their last games: The Tigers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 and the A's lost to the Seattle Mariners 13-3. The Tigers gave up eight runs on 12 hits and scored five runs on nine hits in their loss to the Phillies while the A's gave up 13 runs on 17 hits and scored three runs on 10 hits in their blowout loss to the Mariners.

The Tigers had won four in a row before their loss last night. They've gotten back into the AL Central race, only three games back of the Chicago White Sox, as they have won 8 of their last 10 games. They rank a solid tied for 10th in the Majors in runs scored, but only 24th in team ERA.

The A's have lost six of their last seven games, including their last two, and they are tied with the Houston Astros in the basement of the AL West nine games back of the Seattle Mariners. Oakland ranks 21st in runs scored and 27th in team ERA.

<div class="heading">Pitching Matchup</div>
Detroit: Michael Fulmer (3-1, 5.13 ERA) 
Oakland: Sean Manaea (1-2, 7.62 ERA)
Michael Fulmer goes for the Tigers tonight and in his last outing he gave up one earned run in seven innings in a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Tigers have won his last three starts and four of his five starts this season. Fulmer has never faced the A's and his first four starts of the season were at on the road where he posted an ERA of 6.52.

Sean Manaea gets the starting nod for the A's and in his last outing he gave up five earned runs in six innings in a 5-1 loss to the New York Yankees. The A's have lost three of his last four starts. Manaea has given up at least four earned runs in four of his five starts this season. Tonight will be his first career start against the Tigers. On the season Manaea is holding lefties to an average of .130, but righties are hitting .346 off him.

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<h2>Betting Angles</h2>
<ul>
<li>Earlier this season in Detroit the Tigers won three of four games against the A's</li>
<li>In the last 6 games between these teams the Over record is 4-1-1.</li>
<li>In the last 5 games between these teams in Oakland the Under record is 4-1.</li>
<li>This season the A's are 8-15 at home and the Tigers are 11-12 on the road.</li>
</ul>
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<h2>STRAIGHT UP / OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS </h2>
Detroit Tigers: 23-23 SU / O/U 30-14 / Run Line W/L 26-20 
Oakland A's: 20-28 SU / O/U 25-21 / Run Line W/L 24-24
<h2>Betting Trends </h2>
<ul>
<li>DET is 8-2 in their last 10 overall.</li>
<li>DET is 2-8 in their last 10 road games.</li>
<li>DET has an Over record of 21-8-2 in their last 31 games.</li>
<li>OAK is 1-6 in their last 7 overall.</li>
<li>OAK is 0-4 in their last 4 home games.</li>
<li>OAK has an Over record of 15-6 in their last 21 games.</li>
</ul>
<div class="heading">Key Player Injuries </div>
TIGERS 
[P] 04/04/2016 - Jeff Ferrell 15-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder ) 
[P] 04/01/2016 - Angel Nesbitt 15-day DL (3/25) ( Ankle ) 
[P] 04/04/2016 - Daniel Norris 15-day DL (3/25) ( Back ) 
[P] 04/28/2016 - Shane Greene 15-day DL (4/25) ( Finger ) 
[P] 05/23/2016 - Jordan Zimmerman expected to miss next start 
[LF] 05/25/2016 - Justin Upton "?" Friday vs Oakland Athletics ( Quad ) 
[2B] 05/25/2016 - Ian Kinsler "?" Friday vs Oakland Athletics ( Flu )
A'S 
[2B] 04/03/2016 - Eric Sogard 60-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder ) 
[P] 03/31/2016 - Jarrod Parker 60-day DL (3/13) ( Elbow ) 
[P] 03/31/2016 - R.J. Alvarez 60-day DL (3/25) ( Elbow ) 
[CF] 04/01/2016 - Sam Fuld 60-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder ) 
[LF] 05/11/2016 - Mark Canha 15-day DL (5/9), out for season ( Back ) 
[P] 05/11/2016 - Liam Hendriks 15-day DL (5/9) ( Tricep ) 
[P] 05/11/2016 - Chris Bassitt 60-day DL (4/28); out for season ( Elbow ) 
[C] 05/17/2016 - Josh Phegley 15-day DL (5/10) ( Knee ) 
[P] 05/23/2016 - Sonny Gray 15-day DL (5/21) ( Trapezius ) 
[RF] 05/20/2016 - Josh Reddick 15-day DL (5/20) ( Thumb ) 
[P] 04/10/2016 - Henderson Alvarez 15-day DL (4/6) ( Shoulder ) 
[P] 04/05/2016 - Felix Doubront 60-day DL (4/4); out for season ( Elbow )

Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland A's Prediction

Oakland is slumping, but the value is just not there with Detroit's starter Michael Fulmer. He was fabulous in his last start, but that was his first lifetime QS in the majors and it came at home. He may have turned the corner of course, however, he'll need to prove that he can pitch on the road where he has gone 2-1 with a 6.52 ERA. The Athletics' lefty Sean Manaea gets the start and while he hasn't impressed at home, his overall numbers at A's Coliseum are decent with a 1.24 WHIP and allowing opponents an .300 OBP. I'm willing to take a shot on the home side at a decent price.

Free Pick: Take the Oakland A's +133

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