August 21, 2012 4:47 PM UTC

Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers 8/21/2012

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The Detroit Tigers are 34-25 at home this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Toronto Blue Jays who are 25-35 on the road this season. The Tigers have a better than 60% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Tigers\' starter Max Scherzer is forecasted to have a better game than Blue Jays\' starter Ricky Romero. Max Scherzer has a 58% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Ricky Romero has a 24% chance of a QS. If Max Scherzer has a quality start the Tigers has a 88% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 5.1 and he has a 39% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Tigers win 72%. In Ricky Romero quality starts the Blue Jays win 60%. He has a 1% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 60% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Detroit Tigers is Miguel Cabrera who averaged 3.03 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 56% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Tigers have a 79% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Toronto Blue Jays is Edwin Encarnacion who averaged 2.23 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 38% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Blue Jays have a 45% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Detroit Tigers

Toronto Blue JaysRECORDDetroit TigersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road25-35, 42% -689Record at Home34-25, 58% -46Detroit Tigers
VS Detroit Tigers2-1, 67% 108VS Toronto Blue Jays1-2, 33% -130Toronto Blue Jays
vs Team .500 or Better27-46, 37% -1697vs Team .500 or Better34-30, 53% -95Detroit Tigers
Record As Road Underdog15-27, 36% -741Record As Home Favorite30-20, 60% 39Detroit Tigers
When Ricky Romero Starts12-13, 48% -149When Max Scherzer Starts15-9, 62% 322Detroit Tigers

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Detroit Tigers

Toronto Blue JaysRECORDDetroit TigersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road3-8, 27% -337Record at Home7-4, 64% 44Detroit Tigers
VS Detroit Tigers2-1, 67% 108VS Toronto Blue Jays1-2, 33% -130Toronto Blue Jays
vs Team .500 or Better8-18, 31% -772vs Team Under .5008-7, 53% -167Detroit Tigers
Record As Road Underdog3-7, 30% -237Record As Home Favorite6-3, 67% 44Detroit Tigers
When Ricky Romero Starts1-4, 20% -247When Max Scherzer Starts4-1, 80% 203Detroit Tigers

OVER-UNDER TRENDS: This game is not trending over or under

Toronto Blue JaysRECORDDetroit TigersRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD26-29, 47% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME27-28, 49% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS6-5, 55% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS7-3, 70% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON38-42, 48% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON44-33, 57% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Ricky Romero STARTS17-7, 71% OverOVER-UNDER IN Max Scherzer STARTS10-14, 42% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 30-30, 50% +65 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 31-28, 53% -205 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 4-7, 36% +130 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 7-4, 64% +123

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 36-24, 60% +417 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 35-24, 59% +187 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 6-5, 55% -45 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 6-5, 55% -143

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 24-24, 50% -240 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 23-27, 46% -670 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Toronto Blue Jays Road Games: 4-5, 44% -150 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 2-8, 20% -680

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