Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 59-65 Detroit Tigers play host to the 63-61 Los Angeles Angels tonight in MLB action on the grass of Comerica Park, August 25, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:08PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Angels -114/Tigers +104
O/U Total: 8.5
Pitching Matchup
Jered Weaver (R) W/L 5-9 WHIP 1.18 ERA 4.34
Alfredo Simon (R) W/L 11-7 WHIP 1.38 ERA 4.52
Los Angeles had the day off yesterday. They are coming off a 3-4 homestand and are 3-7 in their last 10 games. They have lost 4 games in a row and are 24-34 away from home in 2015. Detroit was hammered 12-5 yesterday at Cincinnati. They have also lost 4 in a row and are 3-5 in their past 8 games.
The Angels have a 4-0 lead in the season series and a dominant 7-0 advantage in the last 7 encounters between these two clubs.
Weaver was a 1-0 winner over the White Sox in his last outing. He went 6.1 innings and now has 9 Q starts on the year.
Simon pitched his best game in over two months in his last outing, a 4-0 win over Texas. He went 9 innings and gave up only 1 hit for his 9th Q start of the season.
Only 5 Angels have faced Simon before. SS Erick Aybar is 3-6 (.500) with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs while OF Mike Trout is 3-4 (.750). OF David Murphy is 4-11 (.364) against the right-hander while OF David DeJesus is 1-9 (.111) and 1B Albert Pujols is 0-1 with an RBI.
Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera is 8-26 (.308) against Weaver with a HR and 5 RBIs while OF J.D. Martinez is 2-3 (.667). 2B Ian Kinsler is 20-88 (.227) against the veteran right-hander with 3 HRs, 11 RBIs and 4 SBs. Detroit is hitting .242 as a team against Weaver.
Los Angeles at Detroit Betting Trends
The Angels are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
Los Angeles is 1-12 straight up in their last 13 road games.
The game total has gone under in 5 of Los Angeles’s last 7 games against Detroit.
The Tigers are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
Detroit is 0-5 straight up in their last 5 games against the Angels.
Injury Report
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Collin Cowgill OF 60-Day Disabled List
Taylor Featherston 15-Day Disabled List
David Freese 3B 15-Day Disabled List
Matt Joyce OF 7-Day Disabled List
Cory Rasmus P 15-Day Disabled List
Tyler Skaggs P 60-Day Disabled List
C.J. Wilson P 60-Day Disabled List
DETROIT TIGERS
Kyle Lobstein P 60-Day Disabled List
Joe Nathan P 60-Day Disabled List
Daniel Norris P 15-Day Disabled List
Anibal Sanchez P 15-Day Disabled List
Consensus Pick (Moneyline)
Los Angeles: 69%
Detroit: 31%
Free MLB Pick
Los Angeles gave up a ridiculous 36 runs to Toronto in their three game series and have allowed a total of 44 in their last four games, but they have the advantage in starters tonight. The Angels have won Weaver last three starts against the Tigers all Q starts with two of the victories coming at Comerica Park. Alfredo Simon is coming off of his best start of the season and probably his best of his career, but he threw 116 pitches and most pitchers don’t rebound well physically or mentally after such a game. He hasn’t started against the Angles since 2011 when he gave up eight runs in 11 2/3 innings over two starts.
Take the Los Angeles Angels -114 at GTBets
