The Detroit Tigers will look to grab a road win when they take on the Athletics in Oakland at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sunday in baseball odds action.

Oakland hands the ball to starter Trevor Cahill in this one and he'll try to improve on his 1-0 mark on the year. Detroit counters with Brad Penny, who will try to quiet the fans and the Athletics bats at the same time.



View Detroit vs Oakland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Athletics were listed as -160 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8 earlier on Monday.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Oakland and its American League No. 12-rated batting order, averaging 3.5 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 7 lineup of the Tigers at 4.3 runs per outing.

Oakland owns the American League's No. 4 defense, allowing 3.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Detroit's American League No. 10-rated defense.

Detroit was a 6-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Athletics. They lost as -122 favorites, while the total score of 8 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. Detroit suffered a 6-2 loss against Oakland on Saturday, as Justin Verlander wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.




Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Seattle are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 9-1
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few Tigers at Athletics trends to consider:
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 11 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland's last 15 games when playing Detroit


Next up:
Detroit at Seattle, Monday, April 18
Oakland home to Boston, Tuesday, April 19