Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Betting Odds and Pick

Detroit Tigers

vs

Oakland Athletics
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:05 PM ET
O.co Coliseum

A key battle on the MLB betting odds menu sees the visiting Detroit Tigers dueling the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday at O.co Coliseum.

The Oakland Athletics will turn to Sonny Gray and his 5-1 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Detroit Tigers send Max Scherzer (6-1) to the hill.

Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line

Betting fans looking to pick the Oakland Athletics in this matchup found them as -118 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 6.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

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Computer Prediction: Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics Pick

Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 6.2-4.7 result in favor of the Athletics. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics Odds and Stats.

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

Oakland (31-20) will face the 28-19 Tigers in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Oakland vs Detroit injuries news.

The Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers odds would favor the Athletics if the betting lines were set according to our power ranks. Oakland is rated No. 1 in the current Odds Shark poll, while Detroit is at No. 16.

How Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics Stats Matchup

The game also pits Oakland Athletics No. 2-rated offense, averaging 5.06 runs per game, against a Detroit Tigers defense that ranks No. 16 at 4.28 in runs allowed per game. The Oakland Athletics have averaged 8.71 hits per game so far, less than Detroit Tigers batters have averaged on the year (9.51 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Oakland has the No. 1-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Tigers own the No. 16 mark in runs allowed.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Detroit lost its last outing, a 10-0 result against the Athletics on May 26. Bettors who backed the Athletics at -131 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (10) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Detroit got the wrong end of the stick in their last game on Monday, suffering a 10-0 humiliation against Oakland.

Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics Betting Odds Trends

Detroit is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Detroit at Oakland, Wednesday, May 28th

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