Comerica Park hosts an MLB battle between the Detroit Tigers and the visiting Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.

For the Tigers, Brad Penny gets the ball, charged with keeping the Indians hitters off the base paths. He'll face Fausto Carmona, 3-8 on the year.



View Cleveland vs Detroit Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Detroit opened as -140 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 9.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Tigers at No. 9 in the American League and the Indians at No. 13 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Detroit has the American League's No. 6-rated offensive output, at 8.9 hits per game. The Indians average 8.4 hits per game, good for No. 10 on the American League list.

Comparing defensive stats, Cleveland owns the American League's No. 9-rated road mark, allowing 4.3 runs per game on the highway. Detroit, on the other hand, rates No. 9 in scoring at home.

The Indians were a 4-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Tigers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Detroit at -174 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Indians were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the Detroit staff and losing 4-0 to the Tigers on Tuesday at Comerica Park.




Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 8-2
After playing Detroit are 7-3
After a loss are 3-7

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

A few Indians at Tigers trends to consider:
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 12 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 13 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Detroit is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
Detroit is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing at home against Cleveland


Next up:
Cleveland at Detroit, Thursday, June 16