Bodog MLB Las Vegas Odds: Detroit Tigers visit Tampa Bay Rays
Monday, August 22, 2011
by Bodog Sportsbook
Detroit ace Justin Verlander takes the hill in Tampa Bay on Monday night as the Detroit Tigers visit the Tampa Bay Rays in MLB betting action at Tropicana Field (7:10 pm ET).
Verlander, leading the majors with 18 wins and a sparkling 0.88 WHIP, is coming off a 7-1 victory over Minnesota in his most recent outing in which he allowed seven hits over 7 2/3 innings of work and struck out eight on his way to winning his sixth start in a row. The leading Cy Young candidate in the American League has pitched into the seventh inning in each of those six wins, and also leads the major leagues in strikeouts.
Jeff Niemann (8-4, 3.29 ERA) gets the nod for Tampa Bay and the 6-foot-9 right-hander is almost as hot as Verlander, with victories in four consecutive starts including his last outing when he held the fearsome Boston Red Sox to three hits and struck out 10 in a complete-game 6-2 win. In fact, Niemann hasn’t lost a decision since May 4 after starting the season 0-3.
The Detroit Tigers are starting to pull away from their competition in the AL Central after sweeping their three-game series against the Cleveland Indians this weekend, and are currently ranked fourth on the MLB futures odds at 8/1 odds to win the AL Pennant behind the Red Sox (7/5), the Yankees (12/5), and the Rangers (5/1).
The Tampa Bay Rays are in tough in both the AL East and Wild Card standings, with the Yankees and Red Sox well out in front of them in both races, and are listed at 75/1 odds to win the AL Pennant.
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