It's been 17 months since the Detroit Tigers signed Dontrelle Willis to a three-year contract extension. They're still waiting for that $29 million investment to start paying dividends.

Willis goes for his first victory as a Tiger on Tuesday night at Comerica Park, but he'll face the AL West-leading Texas Rangers - winners of seven in a row.

GAME: Texas Rangers (23-14) at Detroit Tigers (20-16)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 19 - 7:05 PM EST
LINE: -125, 115 TOTAL: 11
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Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total is sitting at 11.

The Rangers will give the ball to starter Brandon McCarthy in this one. Righthander McCarthy is 3-1 this season with a 5.92 ERA.

The Tigers will counter McCarthy with Dontrelle Willis. Lefthander Willis has a 7.71 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.

The Rangers defeated the Angels 3-0 as a +105 underdog on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10).

Scott Feldman pitched six shutout innings for Texas, while Ian Kinsler drove in a run in the win.

The Tigers defeated Oakland 11-7 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The 18 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Ramon Santiago was 4-4 with a home run and four RBI for Detroit, while Curtis Granderson hit a three-run home run in the win.
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Current streak:
Texas has won 7 straight games.
Detroit has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Texas: 23-14 SU
Detroit: 20-16 SU

Texas most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Detroit are 3-7
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a win are 8-2

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 9 games
Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
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