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The Kansas City Royals (62-49) will put their five-game win streak to the test when they visit the Detroit Tigers (52-59) Sunday at 1:40 PM ET on BSDET. Oddsmakers consider the Royals -159 favorites to extend their streak, while the Tigers are +135 underdogs looking for the upset. Michael Wacha will get the ball for Kansas City while Detroit will counter with Jack Flaherty.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $32.58
Royals to win vs Tigers -159
Royals vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-159)
- Underdog: Tigers (+135)
- Over/under: 8.5
Royals vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Royals have won in 33, or 67.3%, of the 49 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Kansas City has a record of 18-6 when favored by -159 or more this year.
- The Royals have an implied victory probability of 61.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Tigers are 29-36 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44.6% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +135 or longer, Detroit has a record of 2-13 (13.3%).
- The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.6% in this game.
Royals vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.348), home runs (20) and runs batted in (78) this season.
- Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Witt’s home run total ranks him 23rd and his RBI tally ranks him sixth.
- Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in runs batted in (78) this season. He’s batting .263 while slugging .441.
- Matt Vierling is batting .251 with 18 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 21 walks.
- In all of the majors, Vierling ranks 86th in homers and 116th in RBI.
- Colt Keith is hitting .253 with 10 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 27 walks.
Royals vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Royals average the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the league this season.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.76 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.245 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 12th in the majors.
- Detroit’s 4.04 team ERA ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Tigers have the seventh-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.230).