Free Betting Pick: Detroit Tigers (-130)
Fri Jun 13 ’08 7:05p – Courtesy of Ted Sevransky, a Touthouse.com Handicapper
At some point this season, the Tigers are going to come to life. After an impressive three game sweep over the red hot White Sox, that time appears to be right now. Detroit’s hot hitting at home has been their lone consistent staple this season, averaging 5.6 runs per game at Comerica Park. They’ve won five of their last six on their current homestand, improving to a winning record overall at home for the first time all year, while pounding out 28 runs in those six games. That hot stretch of hitting should continue here against Derek Lowe, who’s still looking for his first road win of the year in seven starts. Lowe has struggled repeatedly away from the friendly confines of Dodgers Stadium, entering tonight’s game with a 5.40 ERA and a .313 batting average against in those seven road outings.The Tigers are 7-2 in Armando Gallaraga’s nine starts this season, an impressive feat for a rookie pitcher on a team that is currently sitting at eight games under .500. His run of success should continue here against a Dodgers squad that has been held to two runs or less 17 times in 33 games since leadoff sparkplug Rafael Furcal went on the DL, winning only twelve games since Furcal went down. With a 2-8 mark in their last ten on the highway, including ugly back-2-back losses at San Diego over the last two days by a combined 13-1 margin, don’t expect the Dodgers to suddenly come to life here.

Remember, Detroit went 14-4 in interleague play last year while the Dodgers went 5-10. In ’06, the Tigers went 15-3 in interleague play while the Dodgers went 5-10. That disparity and the disparity in these two teams current form isn’t even close to being priced into the betting marketplace here. Take Detroit.

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