6/15/14
Tigers vs. Twins
-149
After jumping out to a huge lead in the AL Central to startthe season, the Tigers have significantly regressed the past 25 or so games.With the Royals playing decent ball, Detroit’s lead has been cut down to theslimmest of margins. With World Series hopes in Detroit, they must win gamesagainst below average opponents, a category the Twins fit right into. At 32-34,most would agree that the Twinkies have actually overachieved thus far. They’vefound some solid starting pitching in the form of Phil Hughes, who’ssurprisingly revamped his career. Sadly though, Ricky Nolasco doesn’t fit intothe “solid pitching” category. In fact, he’s far from it. I want absolutely nopart of this guy. Nolasco has given up 8 runs in his last two starts, andremains very home run prone. Add in an ERA of 5.70, and backing this guy doesnot seem like a very smart move. Trevor Plouffe and Eduardo Nunez will alsolikely be out for Minnesota. Rick Porcello hasn’t played well as of lateeither, but this seems like a prime opportunity for him to get things back ontrack. I usually don’t like laying this kind of a price, but the spot seemsright and no other games particularly jumped off the board at me. Take theTigers -149.
Tigers vs. Twins
-149
After jumping out to a huge lead in the AL Central to startthe season, the Tigers have significantly regressed the past 25 or so games.With the Royals playing decent ball, Detroit’s lead has been cut down to theslimmest of margins. With World Series hopes in Detroit, they must win gamesagainst below average opponents, a category the Twins fit right into. At 32-34,most would agree that the Twinkies have actually overachieved thus far. They’vefound some solid starting pitching in the form of Phil Hughes, who’ssurprisingly revamped his career. Sadly though, Ricky Nolasco doesn’t fit intothe “solid pitching” category. In fact, he’s far from it. I want absolutely nopart of this guy. Nolasco has given up 8 runs in his last two starts, andremains very home run prone. Add in an ERA of 5.70, and backing this guy doesnot seem like a very smart move. Trevor Plouffe and Eduardo Nunez will alsolikely be out for Minnesota. Rick Porcello hasn’t played well as of lateeither, but this seems like a prime opportunity for him to get things back ontrack. I usually don’t like laying this kind of a price, but the spot seemsright and no other games particularly jumped off the board at me. Take theTigers -149.
