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Bobby Witt Jr. is on the brink of his 199th hit of the season for the Kansas City Royals (82-68) as they get set to take on the Detroit Tigers (77-73) on Monday. The Royals enter the matchup as -147 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Kauffman Stadium at 7:40 p.m. ET, live on BSDET. Seth Lugo starts for Kansas City while Casey Mize is Detroit’s starter for the contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $33.61
Royals to win vs Tigers -147
Royals vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-147)
- Underdog: Tigers (+124)
- Over/under: 8.5
Royals vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Royals have been chosen as favorites in 69 games this year and have walked away with the win 46 times (66.7%) in those games.
- Kansas City has a record of 23-8 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -147 or more on the moneyline.
- The Royals have an implied victory probability of 59.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Tigers have been the moneyline underdog 89 total times this season. They’ve gone 42-47 in those games.
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +124 or longer, Detroit has a 9-22 record (winning only 29% of its games).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Tigers’ implied win probability is 44.6%.
Royals vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Witt leads Kansas City in home runs with 31, runs batted in with 103 and his batting average of .331 is also best on his team.
- Among all hitters in baseball, Witt’s home run total places him 13th and his RBI tally places him sixth.
- Salvador Perez is batting .275 with an OBP of .336 and a slugging percentage of .473 this season.
- Riley Greene leads the Tigers in home runs (23), runs batted in (69) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .265.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Greene’s home run total puts him 39th, and his RBI total ranks 57th.
- Matt Vierling is batting .258 with 26 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 32 walks.
Royals vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Royals strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
- The Royals have the 10th-best ERA (3.85) in the majors this season.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.260 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
- The Tigers pitching staff is 17th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Detroit’s 3.64 team ERA ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in baseball (1.171).