The Kansas City Royals will be squaring off against their divisional rival Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. The matchup will begin at 1:10 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Kansas City will be showing the game.
Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers Odds
Vegas is listing Detroit (-155) as the favorite over Kansas City (+135). The total sits at 9 runs and bettors can wager on the over for +105 and the under for -125. Gamblers can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds sitting at -110 for the Royals -1.5 runs and +100 for the Tigers +1.5 runs.
The Royals are 0-3 SU and have gone 1-1 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 2.3 units for moneyline bettors in the season’s early going, despite having gained 0.0 units ATS. The Tigers are 1-3 SU and 0-3 ATS. The team’s lost 3.1 units for moneyline bettors and 4.0 units ATS.
Detroit games have an over/under record of 2-1 in 2018. The Royals have an over/under record of 1-1.
The Tigers have lost 3.1 units and are 0-3 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in two of those games, as opposed to one that’ve gone under in such games.
Jakob Junis will get the start for the visiting Royals. The right-handed Junis started 16 games last year while finishing the season 9-3 overall with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. He made two starts against Detroit in 2017 and compiled a 2-1 record against the Tigers with a 6.75 ERA and 10 strikeouts.
The Tigers have tabbed lefty Matthew Boyd as their starter. Boyd started 25 games last year and finished the season 6-11 overall with a 5.27 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. He recorded three starts against the Royals a year ago and assembled a 1-1 record with a 6.32 ERA and eight strikeouts.
Detroit’s pitching staff has yielded 5.8 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The team’s starters have a 3.42 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 7.16 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 6.1 K/9. In one divisional games, Tigers starters have an ERA of 1.35 and the bullpen’s ERA is 0.00.
The Detroit offense has put up 5.5 runs per outing so far this season and the team has hit .250/.337/.401 to begin the year.
The Tigers’ batters have been led by right fielder Nicholas Castellanos and first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Castellanos is hitting .412/.500/.706 with seven hits, three RBIs and six runs scored, while Cabrera’s line is .353/.450/.706 with six hits, five RBIs and four runs.
Cabrera appeared to enjoy facing at home last season, slashing .288/.340/.489 across 250 plate appearances (his total season line was .249/.329/.397).
For the visiting squad, Kansas City’s pitching staff allowed 8.0 runs per game and its starters own a 6.60 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and 7.80 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 10.64, along with a K-per-9 of 6.55.
The Royals offense has slashed .206/.287/.320 on its way to 3.7 runs scored per game this year.
Kansas City’s hitters have been led by Cuthbert Cuthbert and Mike Moustakas. Cuthbert is slashing .500/.556/.500 with three hits and two RBIs, while Moustakas is slashing .250/.308/.500 with three hits, one RBI and three runs scored.
Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Tigers, ATS Winner – Tigers, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Notes
The Royals went 11-8 SU against the Tigers last season.
The Tigers’ bullpen recorded an ERA of 6.85 against the Royals last year.
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