Tigers vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 2

Updated Aug. 2, 2024 6:00 p.m. ET

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Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers will take the field against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Cole Ragans on Friday at Comerica Park. Bookmakers list the Tigers as -120 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Royals +100 moneyline odds. Detroit is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The total is 7 runs for the game.

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

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Tigers vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, August 2, 2024 at 6:40 PM ET
• Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan
• How to Watch on TV: Apple TV+

Tigers vs. Royals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Tigers 4, Royals 3
• Total Prediction: Over 7 runs
• Win Probabilities: Tigers 50%, Royals 50%

Tigers vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Tigers have entered the game as favorites 45 times this season and won 23, or 51.1%, of those games.
• Detroit has a record of 18-15, a 54.5% win rate, when favored by -120 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 54.5% chance to win.
• The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 57 games this year and have walked away with the win 26 times (45.6%) in those games.
• This year, Kansas City has won 21 of 47 games when listed as at least +100 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

FINAL

KC 9 · DET 2

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

+100

O 7

Detroit Tigers

DET

+1.5

-120

U 7

Tigers Recent Betting Performance

• The Tigers were listed as the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers just once in the last 10 games, and won that matchup.
• Over their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Tigers combined with their opponents to go over the total five times.
• The Tigers' ATS record is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Tigers Recent Stats

Tigers Player Insights

• Matt Vierling is batting .250 with 18 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 20 walks.
• Vierling's home runs put him 84th in the majors, and he ranks 111th in RBI.
• Colt Keith has 10 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 27 walks while batting .256.
• Keith is 112th in homers and 117th in RBI on the year.
• Keith has three straight games with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with a triple, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Wenceel Perez is batting .247 with 13 doubles, five triples, eight home runs and 24 walks.
• Gio Urshela is batting .242 with eight doubles, a triple, four home runs and 15 walks.

Tigers Team Props

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

• Over the past 10 games, sportsbooks have not installed the Royals as underdogs once.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times.
• The Royals have a record of 5-5-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (20), runs batted in (78) and has recorded a team-best batting average of .350.
• Witt's home run total puts him 21st in the majors, and he is fourth in RBI.
• Witt takes a hitting streak of 14 games into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is batting .487 with five doubles, a triple, three home runs, five walks and 12 RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .264 with 24 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 34 walks.
• Pasquantino is 75th in home runs and seventh in RBI among all MLB batters this season.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .237 with 18 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 30 walks.
• Salvador Perez is batting .278 with 17 doubles, 19 home runs and 29 walks.

Royals Team Props

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