Why Betting Against the Former Cy Young Could Be the Smartest Move in Baseball Right Now

The Tigers remind me a bit of the Thunder. A couple of years ago, the team was brutal, losing the majority of their games (the Thunder were 42-40 two years ago, but three years ago they were terrible). Detroit was not even on the playoff radar at the beginning of last season. Since that point, though, they have made it to the postseason and are now one of, if not the best, teams in all of baseball. They could make a similar historic turnaround and run from being a bottom dweller to hoisting the championship trophy. Like the Thunder, there is a clear superstar on the team – Tarik Skubal for the Tigers, and he takes the ball today. Skubal is putting up crazy good numbers of his own. For the year, he is 8-2 with a 2.06 ERA and 0.85 WHIP. He also is sitting at 117 strikeouts for the season, all numbers top-five in baseball. He has been slightly better at home than on the road. The Athletics have hit Skubal surprisingly well, batting .395 against him over 43 at-bats. It isn’t just one hitter, either, there are multiple batting .400 or better. 

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