Royals vs. Tigers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 3, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (61-49) and Vinnie Pasquantino (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-139) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Detroit Tigers (52-58) on Saturday at 6:10 PM ET on BSDET. Detroit has not named a starter for this contest, while Kansas City is expected to send Michael Lorenzen to the mound.

Take a look at our preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Royals vs. Tigers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-139)
• Underdog: Tigers (+119)
• Over/under: 9

Royals vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Royals have been chosen as favorites in 49 games this year and have walked away with the win 33 times (67.3%) in those games.
• This season Kansas City has come away with a win 21 times in 28 chances when named as a favorite of at least -139 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 58.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Tigers have gone 29-36 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 44.6% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +119 or longer, Detroit has a record of 8-18 (30.8%).
• The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 45.7% in this matchup.

Royals vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.350), home runs (20) and runs batted in (78) this season.
• Among batters in MLB, Witt is 21st in homers and fourth in RBI.
• Pasquantino has 103 hits and an OBP of .320 to go with a slugging percentage of .444 this season.
• Matt Vierling is hitting .250 with 18 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 20 walks.
• Vierling’s home run total ranks 84th in the majors, and he is 111th in RBI.
• Colt Keith is batting .256 with 10 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 27 walks.

Royals vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings

• The Royals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
• Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.78 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.249 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• Detroit’s 4.00 team ERA ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.225).