Royals vs. Tigers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 17, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (82-69) are set to take on the Detroit Tigers (78-73) Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET, airing on BSKC. The Royals are listed as -169 favorites by sportsbooks, while the underdog Tigers have +142 odds for the contest. Cole Ragans will get the ball for Kansas City while Detroit will counter with Casey Mize.

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Royals vs. Tigers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-169)
• Underdog: Tigers (+142)
• Over/under: 8

Royals vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Royals have been chosen as favorites in 70 games this year and have walked away with the win 46 times (65.7%) in those games.
• Kansas City has a record of 19-6 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -169 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 62.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Tigers have put together a 43-47 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.8% of those games).
• Detroit is 4-14 (winning just 22.2% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +142 or longer.
• The Tigers have a 41.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Royals vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in home runs with 32, runs batted in with 108 and his batting average of .332 is also best on his team.
• Among batters in Major League Baseball, Witt is 11th in homers and fourth in RBI.
• Salvador Perez is batting .275 with an OBP of .336 and a slugging percentage of .472 this season.
• Riley Greene paces the Tigers in home runs (23), runs batted in (69) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .263.
• In all of the majors, Greene ranks 41st in home runs and 57th in RBI.
• Matt Vierling is hitting .261 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 (3.87) in the majors this season.
• The Royals rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.264 WHIP this season.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 17th in the majors.
• Detroit’s 3.66 team ERA ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the No. 2-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.173).