The Detroit Tigers will be taking on their divisional rival Kansas City Royals at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. The opening pitch is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Kansas City will be showing the matchup.
Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Odds
Both teams have matching -105 moneyline odds and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this one at 9 runs (-110 for the over and -110 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the odds coming in at Tigers -1.5 runs (+140) and Royals +1.5 runs (-160).
The Royals are only 30-69 straight up (SU) and 44-54 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 26.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 19.6 units (ATS). Kansas City has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Tigers are 43-59 SU and have gone 53-48 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 1.6 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 3.3 units ATS. Detroit is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the under has cashed in four of those seven.
Kansas City games have an over/under record of 41-53-4 so far in 2018. The Tigers have also been a great under bet with a total record of 40-58-3.
The right-handed Jordan Zimmermann is the projected starter for Detroit. Zimmermann (4-1, 3.71 ERA) has recorded 61 strikeouts in 63 innings so far. He’s 1-0 with five strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Kansas City this year.
The Royals are turning to righty Burch Smith (0-1, 5.98 ERA), who has 45 strikeouts and 22 walks to his name as well as a WHIP of 1.60. Smith is 0-0 with a 10.80 ERA against Detroit this year.
As a unit, Kansas City’s pitchers have allowed 5.5 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starting pitching staff has a 5.22 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 5.48 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 6.9 K/9. In 39 games against AL Central opponents, Royals starters have an ERA of 5.08 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.10.
Kansas City’s hitters are putting up 3.6 runs per contest, including 4.0 per game against divisional foes and 4.0 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .229/.324/.363 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Royals’ offense has been led by second baseman Whit Merrifield and third baseman Mike Moustakas. Merrifield is slashing .299/.370/.420 with five home runs, 31 RBIs, 44 runs and 18 stolen bases, and Moustakas has produced a line of .247/.309/.460 with 19 homers, 59 RBIs and 44 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Detroit’s pitching staff allowed 4.6 runs per game and its starters own a 4.39 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 7.38 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.39, along with a K-per-9 of 7.90.
Tigers hitters have slashed .243/.304/.382 on their way to 3.9 runs scored per game in 2018, including 3.5 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Right fielder Nicholas Castellanos and shortstop Jose Iglesias continue to lead Detroit’s offense. Castellanos is slashing .301/.354/.508 with 15 home runs, 56 RBIs and 54 runs scored, while Iglesias is hitting .269/.309/.383 with three homers, 39 RBIs, 30 runs and 12 stolen bases.
The Tigers have lost 9.7 units and are 35-38 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 27 of those games, compared to 44 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Royals have lost 28.1 units and are 26-41 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 29 of those games, compared to 34 that’ve cashed the under.
Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Royals, ATS Winner – Royals, O/U – OVER
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has cashed in three of Kansas City’s last seven games.
Detroit has posted 16.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 16.6 over its last five.
The Tigers have hit seven home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
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