The Kansas City Royals will look to pick up a road win when they take on the Tigers in Detroit at Comerica Park on Saturday in MLB baseball betting odds action.
Mike Fiers will take the mound for the Detroit Tigers, and he'll carry a 1-1 record into the contest. Danny Duffy gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals; he's 0-2 so far this season.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to pick the Detroit Tigers in this matchup found them as -115 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 8.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 4.0-3.6 result in favor of the Tigers. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Detroit Tigers sport a record of 8-10 heading into this matchup, while the Kansas City Royals sit at 4-14 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Detroit vs Kansas City injuries news.
The Detroit Tigers sit at No. 20 in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Kansas City Royals sit at No. 26 on the same chart.
Statistical Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the Detroit Tigers and its No. 17-rated batting order, averaging 4.28 runs per nine innings, against the No. 28 line up of the Kansas City Royals at 3.11 runs per outing.
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Detroit has the No. 14-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Royals own the No. 23 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Royals enjoyed a 3-2 victory at the expense of the Tigers on Friday, with Jake Junis throwing 8 innings of 4-hit ball at Comerica Park.
Next Betting Matchups
Kansas City at Detroit, Sunday, April 22nd