The Kansas City Royals (16-10) are the underdogs on the moneyline (-104) in Friday’s contest with the Detroit Tigers (14-11). The game starts at 1:10 PM ET on MLB Network. The Royals are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +155 odds.
Detroit’s Reese Olson and Kansas City’s Seth Lugo have been named the starters for this contest.
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Who Will Win Tigers vs. Royals?
Tigers and Royals Betting Trends
The Tigers have been favored on the moneyline 11 total times this season. They’ve gone 6-5 in those games.
Detroit has a 6-4 record (winning 60% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -116 or shorter.
The Royals have entered the game as underdogs 17 times this season and won 10, or 58.8%, of those games.
Kansas City has a record of 9-7, a 56.2% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -104 or more by bookmakers this season.
In the 25 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Tigers, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 11 times (11-13-1).
The Royals and their opponents have hit the over in eight of their 26 games with a total this season.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers have the No. 21 offense in MLB play scoring four runs per game (101 total runs).
Detroit has hit the fourth-fewest home runs in MLB play this season (20).
The Tigers are 24th in MLB with a .221 batting average.
Detroit strikes out 9.4 times per game, the No. 21 average in MLB.
The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 16th in MLB.
Detroit has the third-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.00).
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have scored 119 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
Kansas City’s 29 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.
The Royals’ .238 batting average ranks 18th in the league this season.
Kansas City ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 6.7 Ks per contest.
The Royals strike out just 7.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
Kansas City has the fourth-best ERA (3.14) in the majors this season.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
Olson (0-3) takes the mound for the Tigers in his fifth start of the season. He’s put together a 3.80 ERA in 21 1/3 innings pitched, with 18 strikeouts.
Riley Greene is batting .244 this season with a team-high five home runs.
Mark Canha leads Detroit in home runs (five) and runs batted in (14) this season while batting .259.
Kerry Carpenter leads Detroit with a .289 batting average while slugging three homers and driving in 13 runs.
Spencer Torkelson is batting .221 with an OBP of .299 and a slugging percentage of .305 this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will hand the ball to Lugo (3-1) for his sixth start of the season.
Salvador Perez leads the Royals in home runs (seven), runs batted in (25) and has a team-high batting average of .352.
Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .308 with eight doubles, three triples, four home runs and seven walks.
Vinnie Pasquantino has five doubles, four home runs and 16 walks while hitting .244.
Maikel Garcia is hitting .202 with three doubles, a triple, four home runs and eight walks.
Tigers and Royals Injuries
Tigers: Gio Urshela: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Andy Ibáñez: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
Royals: Carlos Hernandez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Brentz: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Alec Marsh: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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