Baseball Betting – Tampa Bay at Detroit Handicapping Tips. The Tampa Bay Rays will look to Jeremy Hellickson on Monday in baseball betting as they visit the Detroit Tigers.The Rays had all kinds of trouble against instate rival Florida over the weekend so they are hoping to have better success against Detroit. You can bet on MLB right now at SBG.
Streaky Tigers
It was less than a week ago that the Tigers were the hottest team in the league having won seven in a row. After that big streak the Tigers lost at home against Toronto and going into the Sunday game at Pittsburgh the Tigers had lost five in a row. It is understandable that the Tigers lost two in a row at Boston but losing at Pittsburgh is unacceptable. It just shows that the Tigers are a fraud and that they are not going to be a contender in the American League Central this season.
Hellickson vs. Coke
The pitching matchup on Monday for gamblers who bet on MLB to consider has Jeremy Hellickson for Tampa Bay going up against Detroit’s Phil Coke. Hellickson is coming off his fifth win of the year as he allowed just four runs, three earned, on five hits against the Blue Jays. He has allowed more than three earned runs just once in eight starts. He is 5-2 on the season with a 3.18 ERA. In his last three starts he is 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA. He has only thrown 7 innings in his career against Detroit but has not allowed a run. Phil Coke is 1-5 on the season but his ERA of 3.88 is not that bad and Tampa Bay does not hit left-handed pitching very well. Coke is 0-1 in his last three starts but his ERA is 2.89. He has thrown 14 innings in his career against the Rays with a 0-1 record and a 1.29 ERA.
Game Notes
The Rays are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings against Detroit. The Rays are 12-3 in baseball betting in their last 15 Monday games. The Rays are 11-4 in their last 15 road games. The Rays are 35-16 in their last 51 vs. the American League Central. The Rays are 4-1 in Hellickson’s last 5 road starts. The Tigers are 5-1 in their last 6 home games. The Tigers are 2-5 in their last 7 Monday games. The Tigers are 1-5 in Coke’s last 6 starts.