The Oakland Athletics head to the Motor City to take on the Detroit Tigers. Oakland enters this game with a 1-6 record and not surprisingly is last in the American League. Detroit for a short period of time, was the last undefeated team in baseball but lost the second game of a doubleheader in extra innings to fall to 5-1. JP Sears will make the start for the A’s. He is 0-1 this season with a bloated ERA of 12.27. Last season he went 5-12 with a 4.54 ERA of 4.54. He needs to pitch better in this one as the A’s bullpen ranks the eighth worst in the league, with an ERA of 5.12. Detroit has been getting dominant pitching so far this season. Tarik Skubal will get the start for the Tigers. He is 1-0 with an ERA of 0.00. Last season he was 7-3 with a 2.80 ERA. They have no problem turning it over to their bullpen, even though they lost the game yesterday, as they rank second in the MLB with an ERA of 2.04. Last season the Detroit Tigers had a 13-11 record against the run line as favorites at home. Meanwhile, the Athletics had a record of 38-41 against the run line as underdogs on the road. Skubal has been dominant over the last half a year. He has a high K rate which will be beneficial against an A’s team that tends to swing and miss. The only worry is that the Tigers are all not that great offensively. The Tigers are 5-1 and it is their home opener.

Play on Detroit, minus 1.5 runs. This is a 3% play.