Baseball betting stays focused on inter-league play on Saturday as the Tigers of Detroit swing away against the Rockies of Colorado.

For the Rockies, Ubaldo Jimenez gets the ball, charged with keeping the Tigers hitters off the base paths. He'll face Phil Coke, 1-5 on the year.



View Detroit vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Rockies in this one will find them as -155 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 8.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 10 (Rockies) and the No. 9 (Tigers) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Colorado's No. 4-rated National League offense, averaging 4.5 runs per game, against a Tigers defense that ranks No. 10 in the American League at 4.4 in runs allowed per game. The Rockies have averaged 8.6 hits per game so far, less than Tigers batters have averaged on the year (9 hits per game).

Colorado owns the National League's No. 8 defense, allowing 4.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Detroit's American League No. 10-rated defense.

The Tigers were a 13-6 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rockies. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -119 on the moneyline, while the total score (19) was good news for OVER bettors. Detroit looks to rebound from a loss to the Rockies, who beat them 13-6 on Friday behind a start from Jason Hammel at Coors Field.




Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing Colorado are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few Tigers at Rockies trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Detroit is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games at home


Next up:
Detroit at Colorado, Sunday, June 19