Comerica Park hosts an MLB battle between the Detroit Tigers and the visiting Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.

The Tigers will turn to Doug Fister and his 11-6 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Athletics send Daniel Straily (6-7) to the hill.



View Oakland vs Detroit Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Those who planned on backing the visitors in this one found the Athletics listed as underdogs of +-161 at most sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8.5, check for updates at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Tigers, most recently No. 1 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Athletics, who rate an American League No. 7 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Detroit owns the No. 1 ranking for hits in the American League at 10 per game. By contrast, the Athletics are rated No. 12 in the same category at 8.3 per game.

Oakland brings the American League's No. 4-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Tigers' league No. 1-ranked defense.

In their last action, Oakland was a 6-3 Sportsbook on the road against the Tigers. Bettors on Oakland at +150 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Athletics grabbed a win last time out, defeating Justin Verlander and the Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday at Comerica Park.




Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

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

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


Next up:
Oakland at Detroit, Thursday, August 29