| 86-76 | March 31, 2014, 01:08 PM | Comerica Park | 98-75 |
Baseball bettors look for value at Comerica Park on Monday as host Detroit battles the Kansas City Royals in baseball odds action.
It's a pitching duel between Justin Verlander for the Tigers (0-0 on the year) and James Shields for Kansas City (0-0 so far). View Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Odds and Stats.
The moneyline was hovering in the range of -152 for the Tigers in this one over at Sportsbook. The over under number was sitting near 7 at Sportsbook.
The Tigers sit at No. 16 in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Royals sit at No. 6 on the same chart.
Kansas City was a 4-1 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the White Sox. They won as +102 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. The Royals enjoyed a 4-1 victory at the expense of the White Sox on Sunday, with Bruce Chen throwing 6 2/3 innings of 4-hit ball at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Tigers were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Sox. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Boston at -106 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. Detroit suffered a 5-2 loss against Boston on Saturday, as Max Scherzer wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Fenway Park.
A few Royals at Tigers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Next up:
Kansas City at Detroit, Wednesday, April 2nd
