Indians vs Tigers: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – April 9, 2021

Jose Ramirez leads the Cleveland Indians (2-3) into a contest with the Detroit Tigers (3-3) after his two-home run performance in a 4-2 win over the Royals. The Indians are favorites () for this tilt against the underdog Tigers (), which starts at 7:10 PM ET on Friday. Cleveland has Zach Plesac starting, and Detroit will send out Julio Teheran.

The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of April 9, 2021, 2:00 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Indians vs Tigers Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Indians Probable Starter Zach Plesac

• The Indians will look to Plesac (0-1) to open the game and make his second start this season.
• In his most recent appearance on Saturday, the righty tossed six innings against the Tigers, allowing two earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The Indians were the moneyline favorite for one Plesac start this season — they lost.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 9, 2021 at 2:06 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Tigers Stats vs Plesac

Tigers Probable Starter Julio Teheran

• The Tigers will send Teheran to the mound for his second start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Indians, throwing five innings and giving up one earned run.
• His team won his only start as an underdog this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 9, 2021 at 2:06 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Indians Stats vs Teheran

Indians Betting Trends

• Last season the Indians scored the 24th-most runs in baseball (248 total, 4.1 per game).
• The Indians were the moneyline favorite 47 total times last season. They went 31-16 in those games.
• Cleveland had a 13-7 record last year (winning 65% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -195 or shorter.
• In the 58 games oddsmakers set an over/under for Cleveland, it combined with opponents to go over the total 21 times (21-34-3).

Tigers Betting Trends

• The Tigers were underdogs 48 times last season and won 17, or 35.4%, of those games.
• Detroit was 8-8 last season when entering a game as the underdog by +165 or more on the moneyline.
• Detroit and its opponents went over the total last season in 23 of their 53 opportunities.

Indians Players to Watch

• Ramirez racked up a batting average of .292, with 17 home runs and 46 runs batted in last season.
• Among the qualifying hitters in baseball, Ramirez ranked 16th in hits (64), fourth in HR (17), sixth in RBI (46), 16th in OBP (.386), and fifth in SLG (.607).
• Cesar Hernandez hit .283 with 20 doubles, three home runs and 24 walks.
• Hernandez ranked 11th in hits (66), and third in SLG (.408) among the qualified hitters in MLB action.

Indians Batting Stats (2020)

Tigers Players to Watch

• Jeimer Candelario finished last season with seven home runs, 29 RBI and a batting average of .297.
• Candelario’s home runs and RBI fell outside of the league leaders among qualified hitters in MLB.
• Miguel Cabrera slugged 10 homers and finished with 35 RBI.
• Among qualified hitters, Cabrera did not rank among the top hitters in the majors in the league.

Tigers Batting Stats (2020)

Indians vs Tigers Player Props

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