Royals vs. Tigers Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 16

Updated Sep. 16, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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The Kansas City Royals will send a hot-hitting Tommy Pham to the plate against the Detroit Tigers and Parker Meadows, who has been on a tear in recent games, when the clubs square off on Monday at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Royals are the favorite in this one, at -139, while the underdog Tigers have +118 odds to win. Kansas City is the favorite on the run line (-1.5). An 8-run total has been listed for this game.

Here's everything you need 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: Monday, September 16, 2024 at 7:40 p.m. ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: BSDET

Royals vs. Tigers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 4, Tigers 3
• Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 54%, Tigers 46%

Royals vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• This season, the Royals have been favored 69 times and won 46, or 66.7%, of those games.
• This season Kansas City has won 26 of its 35 games, or 74.3%, when favored by at least -139 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 58.2% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• The Tigers have been underdogs in 89 games this season and have come away with the win 42 times (47.2%) in those contests.
• This season, Detroit has been victorious 17 times in 45 chances when named as an underdog of at least +118 or longer on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 45.9% chance of pulling out a win.

FINAL

DET 7 · KC 6

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Detroit Tigers

DET

+1.5

+116

O 8

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-139

U 8

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals won each of the four games it played while the moneyline favorite over their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings, the Royals and their opponents combined to hit the over on the run total two times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Royals are 8-2-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (31), runs batted in (103) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .331.
• Of all hitters in the majors, Witt is 13th in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Salvador Perez is hitting .275 with 27 doubles, 27 home runs and 42 walks.
• Perez is 25th in homers and eighth in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Maikel Garcia has 27 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 37 walks while batting .239.
• Garcia has at least one base hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .250 with two doubles, a walk and three RBI.
• Hunter Renfroe is hitting .237 with 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 35 walks.

Royals Team Props

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Tigers Recent Betting Performance

• The Tigers have played as underdogs in five of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Tigers and their opponents are 4-6-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
• Over their last 10 games, the Tigers are 6-4-0 against the spread.

Tigers Recent Stats

Tigers Player Insights

• Riley Greene leads the squad with a batting average of .265, while leading the Tigers in home runs, with 23 and runs batted in with 69.
• Greene's home run total places him 39th in MLB, and he ranks 57th in RBI.
• Matt Vierling is hitting .258 with 26 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 32 walks.
• Among all major league hitters, Vierling is 108th in home runs and 127th in RBI.
• Colt Keith is batting .263 with 15 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 34 walks.
• Wenceel Perez is hitting .239 with 13 doubles, five triples, nine home runs and 27 walks.

Tigers Team Props

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