The Kansas City Royals will go for their fourth win in a row as they play host to the Detroit Tigers at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. Fox Sports Kansas City will be televising the matchup and the game is slated to get underway at 8:15 p.m. ET.
Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Odds
Detroit (+182) is entering this game as the underdog to Kansas City (-195) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 10 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total currently stand at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. The game’s runline odds sit at -120 for taking the Tigers +1.5 runs and +100 for the Royals -1.5 runs.
The Royals are 50-89 straight up (SU) and 65-73 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 23.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 20.9 units ATS. The Tigers have gone 40-96 SU this year and are 55-80 against the spread. In total, the team’s lost 35.0 units for moneyline bettors and 31.8 units ATS.
Neither squad has positioned itself as an obvious over/under play this season. Royals games have an over/under record of 66-64-8 in 2019. The Tigers have an over/under record of 62-64-9.
Edwin Jackson will get the nod for the Tigers. The right-handed Jackson is 3-8 with a 9.35 ERA and 39 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with four strikeouts and a 1.42 ERA against Kansas City this year.
The Royals will turn to righty Jakob Junis (8-12, 4.93 ERA), who has 151 strikeouts and 52 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.39. Junis is 1-0 with 19 strikeouts and a 3.32 ERA over three starts against Detroit this year.
Kansas City’s pitchers have given up 5.3 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The club’s starters have an ERA of 5.21, a WHIP of 1.43 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.3. The bullpen has a 5.07 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 8.5 K/9. In 64 games against AL Central foes, Royals starters have an ERA of 4.48 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.90.
Kansas City’s hitters are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, including 4.7 per game against divisional foes and 5.8 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .268/.346/.440 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Royals’ hitters have been led by Whit Merrifield, who is hitting .302/.351/.474 with 16 home runs, 69 RBIs, 92 runs and 17 stolen bases.
In the other dugout, Detroit’s pitchers have allowed 5.6 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.36 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 8.61 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 5.00, along with a WHIP of 1.41 and a K/9 of 8.36.
Tigers hitters have slashed .239/.296/.389 on their way to 3.6 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Miguel Cabrera has sparked Detroit’s hitters and is slashing .285/.348/.400 with 10 home runs, 52 RBIs and 36 runs scored.
The Royals just snuck away with the previous game in this series by a final score of six runs to five.
Tigers vs. Royals Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Royals, ATS Winner – Tigers, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in three of Detroit’s last seven games.
- The Tigers have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
- The Tigers have a total OPS of .685 this season and an OPS of .674 against right-handed pitchers. The Royals’ OPS sits at .707 overall and .715 against righties.
- Kansas City has recorded 22.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 23.8 over its last five.
- The Tigers have lost nine of their last 10 games SU.
