Will Phillies beat Tigers again? | Examining SEC win totals

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Congratulations to the Florida Panthers, who secured their first Stanley Cup in franchise history Monday night. With the NBA and NHL seasons in the books, we're going to be paying a lot more attention to what happens on the diamond over the next couple of months. One of the top teams across Major League Baseball has proved to be the Philadelphia Phillies, and in the first half of the 2024 season as they look to make another run at the National League pennant. On Tuesday, the Phillies are facing a team that they clearly should have an upper hand against in the Detroit Tigers. In fact, the Phillies are 4-0 when facing the Tigers in their last four matchups. Monday's dominant 8-1 win included a rare combination triple play. Consider this a sneak preview for the type of expert analysis and insight you will receive as a SportsLine subscriber.

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EXAMINING THE SEC WIN TOTALS FOR THE 2024 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON

The SEC will become a 16-team league with Oklahoma and Texas set to join the conference this fall. As the SEC becomes even more of a juggernaut, Georgia will be looking to rebound after missing the College Football Playoff completely following an SEC title game loss to Alabama last season. CBS Sports college football writer Will Backus examined every team's win total projections from Las Vegas and predicted if they'd go over or under that number. When it comes to Georgia, Backus predicts that the Bulldogs will surpass 10.5 wins and could even produce an undefeated season.

• Backus: "I've made it a policy to not project Georgia losses until Georgia actually loses. While some might think that's too reserved, Kirby Smart has earned the same benefit of the doubt as former boss Nick Saban. The Bulldogs are way too loaded and too well-coached to fathom anything less than a perfect regular season. That road game at Texas will be well worth watching, and Alabama can always give anyone trouble, but the Bulldogs are going to march on to another spot in the playoff and the sun is still going to rise tomorrow morning."
  

Phillies at Tigers, 6:40 p.m. | TV: MLB.TV

• The Pick: Phillies (-125)
• Key trend: The Phillies are 5-2 in their last seven games.

SportsLine expert Bruce Marshall is 30-26 in his last 56 MLB moneyline picks.

• Marshall: "The Tigers probably wish they could erase these past three weeks as they have slipped from AL Central contention by losing 12 of their last 17 games. However, that's the reality, and not even Tarik Skubal has been able to help as he's been hit hard across his past two starts (6.97 ERA). Based upon last night's 8-1 Phillies win, this series looks like it could become lopsided, and Ranger Suarez (10-1, 1.75 ERA, 0.89 WHIP) has posted even better numbers than Skubal this season.

Here's what else SportsLine is saying about the game:The Projection Model has a "B" pick on the spread, while having "C" picks on the moneyline and total.Get one week of picks from SportsLine completely free with the promo codeNEWSLETTER*.Sign up here to get started!

Twins at Diamondbacks, 9:40 p.m. | TV: MLB Network

• The Projection: Over 7.5 (-117)| Grade: B -- Moderate

SportsLine's Projection Model has a "B" grade on the total and spread with a "C" grade for the moneyline for the contest. The over is 6-3 in the Twins' last nine games, so we'll back that trend to continue in a battle between two of the MLB's better offenses.

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