The Kansas City Royals will play host to their division foe Detroit Tigers at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. Fox Sports Kansas City will televise the matchup and the game gets underway at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Odds
Detroit (receiving +110) is the underdog against Kansas City (-120) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this night game at 9 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total now stand at -105 for the over and -115 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the most recent odds standing at Tigers +1.5 runs (-190) and Royals -1.5 runs (+165).
The Royals are 31-61 straight up (SU) and 42-49 against the spread (ATS). The team has lost 20.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 19.2 units ATS. The Tigers have gone 28-58 SU this year and are 35-50 against the spread. Overall, the club has lost 18.3 units for moneyline bettors and 20.1 units ATS.
Neither team has been an obvious over/under play this season. Kansas City games have an over/under record of 43-41-7 so far in 2019. The Tigers have an over/under record of 39-41-5.
Matthew Boyd is getting the start for the Tigers. The left-handed Boyd is 6-6 with a 3.87 ERA and 142 strikeouts. He’s 1-1 with 16 strikeouts and a 4.91 ERA against Kansas City this year (two starts).
The Royals are putting the ball in the hands of righty Brad Keller (4-9, 4.47 ERA), who has 77 strikeouts and 55 walks, along with a 1.45 WHIP. Keller is 0-1 with nine strikeouts and a 3.97 ERA over two starts against Detroit this year.
As a unit, Kansas City’s pitching staff has yielded 5.2 runs per game overall this season. The team’s starters have a 5.26 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.79 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 8.6 K/9. In 40 games against divisional opponents, Royals starters have an ERA of 3.91 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.01.
Kansas City’s offense is putting up 4.2 runs per contest, including 4.4 per game against divisional foes and 4.2 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .243/.306/.384 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
Whit Merrifield has helped lead the Royals’ offense this season with 11 home runs, 44 RBIs, 64 runs and 14 steals.
In the visiting dugout, Detroit’s pitching staff allowed 5.5 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.99 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 8.32 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.02, along with a K-per-9 of 7.96.
The Tigers offense has slashed .233/.296/.381 on its way to 3.6 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Detroit’s offense has been spearheaded by Nicholas Castellanos. Castellanos is slashing .282/.342/.469 with nine home runs, 34 RBIs and 49 runs scored.
The Royals are looking for another victory following an 8-5 win in the prior game of this series.
Tigers at Royals MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Royals, ATS Winner – Tigers, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in three of Kansas City’s last seven games.
- The Tigers have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games, including seven over their last five.
- The Tigers have a total OPS of .678 this season and an OPS of .670 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Royals’ OPS stands at .712 overall and .724 versus righties.
- Detroit has posted 23.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 27.4 over its last five.
- The Tigers have lost seven of their last eight games SU.
