The Cleveland Indians host Detroit on Saturday, looking to build on their 60-85 mark against the 76-67 Tigers in MLB betting action at Progressive Field.

Anibal Sanchez gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Tigers on this day; he's 7-12 on the season. The Indians, meanwhile, will counter with Justin Masterson, who will be looking to improve on his 11-13 mark.



View Detroit vs Cleveland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Indians in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +130 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Indians rated this week at No. 14 and the Tigers sitting at No. 2.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Cleveland and its American League No. 13-rated batting order, averaging 4 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 7 lineup of the Tigers at 4.5 runs per outing.

Comparing defensive stats, Detroit owns the American League's No. 8-rated road mark, allowing 4.3 runs per game on the highway. Cleveland, on the other hand, rates No. 12 in scoring at home.

Detroit was a 4-0 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Indians. They won as -200 favorites, while the total score of 4 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Justin Verlander chucked 7 shutout innings at the Indians in their last game, striking out 6 in a 4-0 win against Cleveland in baseball action at Progressive Field.




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

Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few Tigers at Indians trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Detroit's last 22 games
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland's last 16 games at home
Cleveland is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Detroit


Next up:
Detroit at Cleveland, Sunday, September 16