The Detroit Tigers will look to grab a road win when they take on the Royals in Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday in baseball odds action.

The match puts starter Doug Fister for the Tigers on the hill facing Jeremy Guthrie for the Royals. Fister brings a 10-9 mark to the game, while Guthrie is 7-11 to date on the season.



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Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 6 (Royals) and the No. 2 (Tigers) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Kansas City's American League No. 12-ranked scoring average of 4.2 runs per game, against a Tigers offense rated No. 6 and scoring 4.5 runs per game in the league. The Royals have averaged 9.2 hits per game to date this season, more than the Tigers hitters have managed (9.1 per nine innings).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Kansas City has the American League's No. 10-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Tigers own the American League's No. 5 mark in runs allowed.

Detroit was a 6-3 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Royals. They won as -122 favorites, while the total score of 9 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. The Tigers enjoyed a 6-3 victory at the expense of the Royals on Monday, with Rick Porcello throwing 5 innings of 4-hit ball at Kauffman Stadium.




Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas City are 7-3
After playing Kansas City are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Kansas City Royals Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 2-8
After playing Detroit are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7

A few Tigers at Royals trends to consider:
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Detroit is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games at home


Next up:
Detroit at Kansas City, Wednesday, October 3