Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 16-30 Oakland Athletics play host to the 26-19 Detroit Tigers today in MLB action on the grass of O.co Coliseum, May 25, 2014. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05PM EST.
Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Tigers +107/Athletics -117
O/U Total: 7.5
Pitching Matchup
Shane Greene (R) W/L 4-2 WHIP 1.16 ERA 4.05
Jesse Hahn (R) W/L 1-4 WHIP 1.25 ERA 4.43
Detroit was a 10-8 loser to Houston yesterday. They finished their homestand 3-4 and are 3-5 in their last 8 games. They are 12-7 on the road in 2015. Oakland was a 7-2 winner at Tampa Bay on Sunday. They finished their road trip 3-4 and are 3-7 in their past 10 games. They are 5-14 at home this season.
This will be the first time these two clubs have met this year. The Tigers won the series 5-2 last season and have a 7-2 edge in the last 9 encounters.
Greene received a no decision in his last outing, a 5-2 win over Milwaukee. He went 6.1 innings, allowed 2 runs and struck out 6 for his 6th Q start on the year. Greene has won only once in his last 6 starts but the team is 6-3 in his 9 starts.
Hahn was a 6-1 loser at Houston last week. He yielded 3 runs in 6 innings of work and fanned 6. It was his 3rd Q start of 2015. The A’s are 1-7 in his 8 starts.
This game will mark the first time that any of these hitters have faced Greene or Hahn before.
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Detroit at Oakland Betting Trends
The Tigers are 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games against Oakland.
Detroit is 6-3 straight up in their last 9 games on the road in Oakland.
The game total has gone over in 12 of the Tigers last 18 games against Oakland.
The Athletics are 4-14 straight up in their last 18 games.
Oakland is 1-7 straight up in their last 8 games at home.
Injury Report
DETROIT TIGERS
Alex Avila C 15-Day Disabled List
Jose Iglesias SS Day-to-Day (knee)
Kyle Lobstein P 15-Day Disabled List
Victor Martinez DH 15-Day Disabled List
Joe Nathan P 60-Day Disabled List
Bruce Rondon P 15-Day Disabled List
Justin Verlander 15-Day Disabled List
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Coco Crisp OF 15-Day Disabled List
Ike Davis 1B 15-Day Disabled List
Sean Doolittle P 15-Day Disabled List
A.J. Griffin P 60-Day Disabled List
Tyler Ladendorf 2B 60-Day Disabled List
Edward Mujica P 15-Day Disabled List
Eric O’Flaherty P 15-Day Disabled List
Jarrod Parker P 15-Day Disabled List
Drew Pomeranz P 15-Day Disabled List
Taylor Thompson P 60-Day Disabled List
Ben Zobrist OF 15-Day Disabled List
Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Detroit: 68%
Oakland: 32%
Free MLB Pick
Shane Green has be very good in his last three games with a 0.83 and 1.40 ERA and while he hasn’t been great on the road overall this season (5.40 ERA) he did pitch well in his last road outing with 5 scoreless innings against the Cardinals. Note that has been decent in day games with a 2-0 W/L record, 1.19 WHIP and 3.72 ERA. Jesse Hahn has recorded back to back Q starts his first since his season opener. His been good in two day starts with a 1.04 WHIP and 3.09 ERA. We’ll need the wind to go our way, but the UNDER is where our money is going to land.
Take the UNDER 7.5 -105