Royals vs. Tigers Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 1

Updated Aug. 1, 2024 6:00 p.m. ET

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The Kansas City Royals versus Detroit Tigers game on Thursday at 6:40 PM ET will showcase a pair of hot hitters in Bobby Witt Jr. and Matt Vierling. The Royals are listed as -157 moneyline favorites for this matchup against the Tigers (+133). Kansas City (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The total for the contest has been set at 8.5 runs.

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Royals-Tigers game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Royals vs. Tigers Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 6:40 PM ET
• Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan
• How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Royals vs. Tigers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Tigers 6, Royals 5
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 51%, Tigers 49%

Royals vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Royals have entered the game as favorites 48 times this season and won 32, or 66.7%, of those games.
• Kansas City has entered 24 games this season favored by -157 or more and is 17-7 in those contests.
• The Royals have a 61.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Tigers have been victorious in 29, or 45.3%, of the 64 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Detroit has been victorious three times in 15 chances when named as an underdog of at least +133 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 42.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

FINAL

KC 7 · DET 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-161

O 8.5

Detroit Tigers

DET

+1.5

+136

U 8.5

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals went 6-4 across the 10 games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the run total six times.
• The Royals are 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Witt is the bat to watch in the Royals lineup, leading the team in batting average (.349), home runs (19), and RBI (76).
• Witt ranks 24th in home runs and sixth in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Witt carries a 13-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is hitting .513 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs, four walks and 10 RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has 24 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 34 walks while batting .262.
• Pasquantino is 98th in homers and 12th in RBI on the year.
• Pasquantino has four straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .286 with a double, a home run and five RBI.
• Salvador Perez leads the Royals with 19 home runs.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .238 with 18 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 30 walks.

Royals Team Props

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Tigers Recent Betting Performance

• The Tigers have played as underdogs in nine of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
• The Tigers and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Tigers have six wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Tigers Recent Stats

Tigers Player Insights

• Vierling has 18 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 20 walks while batting .250.
• Vierling is 82nd in homers and 109th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Colt Keith is hitting .255 with 10 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 26 walks.
• Keith ranks 112th in home runs and 115th in RBI among all MLB batters this year.
• Wenceel Perez has 13 doubles, five triples, eight home runs and 23 walks while batting .246.
• Gio Urshela has eight doubles, a triple, four home runs and 15 walks while hitting .241.

Tigers Team Props

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