MLB Predictions for 5/1/2017 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers
MLB Predictions for 5/1/2017 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers. The Indians roll into Motown today for the first game of a 4 game series to start off the Month of May.
Indians vs. Tigers Betting Odds
According to MLB Odds from TheSpread.com the Indians are actually -132 road favorites vs. the Tigers who are +119 underdogs. This is despite Cleveland dropping 2 out of 3 to the Tigers in their first meeting this season. Oddsmakers have set the over/under run total for this game at 8.5.
Pitching Matchup
Tigers starter Daniel Norris with his 1-2 record and 4.71 ERA will take on Trevor Bauer of the Indians who is 2-2 with a 6.26 ERA. While neither pitcher is doing exceptionally well on the young season oddsmakers appear to give the advantage to Bauer despite his high ERA. Norris has struggled in his last two outings and failed to make it five innings.
Our Analysis
Even though the Tigers are coming off a win they are still looking to find their groove. Cleveland has won two in a row and four of the last five and are playing well after starting the season a little slowly. The Tigers are also still without two of their big bats – J.D. Martinez and Miguel Cabrera will not play again tonight for the Tigers. The weather might also play a role tonight. It’s expected to be very windy tonight in Detroit with gusts expected to top out around 45mph throughout the evening. Combine that with a bullpen that still can’t close out games, a shaky starting pitching matchup and a Tigers team that is struggling in the field, we feel the oddsmakers are on the right side of this matchup.
MLB Predictions for 5/1/2017 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers
Take Cleveland -132