Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays 8/16/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
MLB: 7:10 PM EST
Aug. 16, 2019
TV: SUN
Latest Odds : TB -300 Total 8
The Tigers are one of the most disappointing teams in the league this year. However, the Tigers are a team that has really had a lot of issues in getting the wins locked down on the road as they are 20 games under the five hundred mark. The Rays, though, have really started to slip at home on the year as they are only 3 games over the five hundred mark on the year at home.
Brandon Dixon is the leading hitter for the Tigers on the year with 14 homers on the year. Miguel Cabrera is the hitter for the Tigers with average at .285 and runners batted in with 47 runners brought home. Austin Meadows has been leading the Rays on the year with 20 homers, 58 RBIs, but has managed to hit at a clip of .283 this year.
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Daniel Norris is the pitcher the Tigers are putting on the mound here. He has been horrible on the season with a 3-10 record and a 4.94 ERA. He has thrown a total of 120.1 innings this year with 102 strikeouts, but has walked 33 batters and allowed 138 hits.
Charlie Morton is the pitcher who will head to the mound for the Rays in this game. Morton has been able to post a 13-4 record and a 2.90 ERA. He has thrown a total of 149 innings this year with 119 hits allowed, but has struck out 184 batters and allowed 43 walks.
Recent Betting Trends:
Tigers are 11-43 in their last 54 overall.
Rays are 7-3 in their last 10 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Over is 9-4-1 in Tigers last 14 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Over is 6-1 in Rays last 7 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Free Betting Pick: Over 8
The Tigers are going to have a very difficult time in this game as Morton is one of the better pitchers in the league. However, what else is a problem for the Tigers is the fact that Norris has not really done that well on the mound for the Tigers. Look for that to be a major issue for the Tigers in this game here. Final Score, Tampa Bay Rays win 7-2.