The Detroit Tigers battle the visiting Texas Rangers on Tuesday in MLB betting action at Comerica Park.

Texas puts its faith in starter C.J. Wilson to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 1-0. Getting the ball for the Tigers is Brad Penny, who owns a 0-1 record on the season with a 11.18 ERA.



View Texas vs Detroit Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Tigers as +129 moneyline underdogs in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Detroit owns the No. 6 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.6 per game. By contrast, the Rangers are rated No. 6 in the same category at 8.6 per game.

Comparing defensive stats, Texas owns the American League's No. 2-rated road mark, allowing 1.5 runs per game on the highway. Detroit, on the other hand, rates No. 11 in scoring at home.

The Rangers were a 2-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Tigers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Texas at +128 on the moneyline, while the total score (2) was good news for UNDER bettors. Alexi Ogando silenced the Tigers bats in a 2-0 victory last time out versus Detroit at Comerica Park.




Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Detroit are 9-1
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

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

A few Rangers at Tigers trends to consider:
Texas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas' last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Texas is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Detroit is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Texas
Detroit is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games at home


Next up:
Texas at Detroit, Wednesday, April 13