betsfreebets.com sees great potential for bettors in the game on Monday afternoon between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers. In what should prove to be a pretty good pitching matchup, Trevor Cahill will be taking on Justin Verlander in the afternoon sun. The official betsfreebets.com wager for this game is going to be UNDER the 8 run total that is posted for your free wager. Two great pitchers with wicked fastballs and superb breaking balls will be battling it out for American League supremacy.

While the Athletics don't possess an overabundance of power, they do have some pretty good hitters that can hit the ball around the yard. Ryan Sweeney, Daric Barton, and Adam Rosales are all hitting above .275, which is critical for an Oakland offense that usually does not score a great deal of runs. As a team on the road, however, Oakland is only managing to eke out a paltry .239 batting average. Also, there last 10 games against right-handed pitchers has only yielded a .193 average, and as Verlander is a right-hander, this does not seem to be stacking up well for the Athletics to score a great deal of runs. Cahill has pitched pretty good so far this season, even though he has only started six games. In those games, he has compiled a 3-2 record with a 3.31 ERA with only 13 runs allowed in 35.1 innings pitched. He is steadily improving his velocity and location, and Monday provides the perfect opportunity for Cahill to breakout. The lack of run support and Cahill's improvement should tell bettors to put their free bet on the UNDER for the game on Monday.

Justin Verlander is the heart and soul of this Detroit Tigers pitching staff. In 10 starts, he has compiled a 5-3 record with a 3.74 ERA. He also has struck out 59 batters in only 65 innings pitched. He has progressively gotten better as the season has moved along, and the Oakland lineup doesn't offer a good deal of potential threats. It will also be interesting to see which Tigers batting lineup shows up on the 31st, as bettors have not been able to nail down just exactly when the Tigers will be bringing the big sticks and when they forgot to bring their bats to the ballpark. Miguel Cabrera continues to absolutely dominate American League pitching with his league-leading 14 home runs and 48 RBIs. He is showing that he can make the successful transition from the National League to the American League and be the same Miguel Cabrera that the Tigers traded for in the first place. However, his hitting mates just don't have the same pop that he does, which means there should be little-to-no scoring Monday afternoon for the Tigers, which is why people betting this game are advised to put their free wager on the UNDER.

Two division leading teams will be squaring off on Monday afternoon under the hot Detroit sun. This game could provide a potential glimpse into potential playoff matchups for the month of October. A lack of scoring ability from the Athletics and Verlander's outstanding pitching as of late makes the free bet of UNDER the obvious choice, which is why betsfreebets.com is having this game be their official prediction for Monday the 31st.