Oakland at Detroit

The Detroit Tigers can ill afford to lose the Justin Verlander start. It is hard to go against him in a big spot, as he is a quality, money pitcher and delivers more often than not. The Tigers are 57-25 when he pitches on normal four day’s rest. At home he has been all but automatic with the Tigers posting a 40-11 mark in his last 51 home starts. Oakland had been getting good things out of Brett Anderson, but his last outing vs. the Angels saw him allow 5 runs. Oakland is now 0-6 when he starts on the road as a +110 to +150 favorite. Overall they have shown little bite with him pitching to a line of +110 to +150, where the A's are a woeful 2-12 in his last 14 starts in this situation. Play on Detroit.