Tigers vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 2, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (60-49) and Freddy Fermin, coming off a four-hit game, are underdogs (+104) on the moneyline and will look to upset the Detroit Tigers (52-57) on Friday at 6:40 PM ET on Apple TV+. Tarik Skubal will get the ball for Detroit while Kansas City will counter with Cole Ragans.

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Tigers vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-124)
• Underdog: Royals (+104)
• Over/under: 7

Tigers vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Tigers have won in 23, or 51.1%, of the 45 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Detroit has come away with a win 17 times in 30 chances when named as a favorite of at least -124 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 55.4% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Royals have won 45.6% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (26-31).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +104 or longer, Kansas City has a 15-23 record (winning just 39.5% of its games).
• The Royals have an implied moneyline win probability of 49% in this contest.

Tigers vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Matt Vierling has been key for Detroit with 89 hits, an OBP of .291 plus a slugging percentage of .438.
• Vierling ranks 82nd in Major League Baseball in homers, and 109th in RBI.
• Colt Keith has 85 hits and an OBP of .312 to go with a slugging percentage of .402 this season.
• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 19 home runs and 76 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .349.
• In all of the majors, Witt ranks 24th in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .262 with 24 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 34 walks.

Tigers vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Tigers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.97 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The Tigers have a combined WHIP of just 1.225 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
• Kansas City has a 3.81 team ERA that ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals have the 14th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.254).