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If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians meet at Progressive Field.

Rick Porcello will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers on this day. Righthander Porcello is 12-8 this season with a 5.01 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be Fausto Carmona who starts for the Indians. Righthander Carmona is 6-13 with a 4.84 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 111-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.

The Tigers were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Indians. That made winners of bettors who got Detroit at +105 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Current streak:
Detroit has won 4 straight games.

Team records:
Detroit: 79-62 SU
Cleveland: 70-68 SU
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 13 games when playing at home against Detroit

Pick:  Cleveland (moneyline)