Detroit at Texas

Rain delays are helping the home teams in this postseason, which happened again Saturday as the Rangers took Game 1. The Rangers are 4-0 in their last four playoffs games, while the Tigers are 2-5 in their last seven playoffs road games and 2-7 in their last nine games as an underdog of +110 to +150. So Detroit lost Game 1 with their rested ace Justin Verlander. Now they have to survive for a few games without him. They go with Max Scherzer here who is a Jekyll and Hyde pitcher, going 8-4 with a 3.80 ERA at home, but he has a 5.23 ERA on the road giving up 18 of his 29 home runs. This is not an easy park to pitch in, especially against this powerhouse Texas lineup that is No. 3 in baseball in runs, tops in batting average and second in slugging. The Rangers are 46-18 in their last 64 games vs. a right-handed starter and have hit .296 off Scherzer this season. The Rangers are 18-6 in Derek Holland's last 24 starts as a home favorite and the Tigers haven't seen him this season. The Rangers are 22-6 in their last 28 games as a favorite of -110 to -150 and 47-16 in their last 63 games as a favorite. Grab the home team at this price. Play the Rangers in Game 2.