Tigers vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 18

Updated Jul. 18, 2023 8:08 p.m. ET

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Kerry Carpenter and the Detroit Tigers will try to defeat Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET. Bookmakers list the Tigers as -168 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Royals +143 moneyline odds to win. Detroit (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The game's total has been set at 8.5 runs.

The starting pitchers are Tarik Skubal for the Detroit Tigers, and Daniel Lynch (2-4) for the Kansas City Royals.

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Tigers vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

When: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 8:10 PM ET
Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Tigers	-168	+143	8.5	-114	-106	-1.5	+101	-121

Tigers vs. Royals Prediction

Score Prediction: Royals 5, Tigers 4
Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities:

Tigers vs. Royals Betting Insights

The Tigers have entered the game as favorites 14 times this season and won eight, or 57.1%, of those games.
Detroit has entered four games this season favored by -168 or more and is 1-3 in those contests.
The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 62.7% chance of a victory for the Tigers.
The Royals have come away with 24 wins in the 81 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This season, Kansas City has come away with a win 12 times in 47 chances when named as an underdog of at least +143 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 41.2% chance of walking away with the win.

Tigers Recent Betting Performance

The Tigers played as the moneyline favorite for four of their last 10 games, and finished 2-2 in those matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups, the Tigers and their opponents combined to go over the run total three times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
The Tigers have put together a 5-5-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Tigers Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	3.3
HR	7
ERA	3.26
K/9	8.9

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Tigers Player Insights

Spencer Torkelson has accumulated a team-high 12 home runs and 46 runs batted in.
Including all MLB hitters, Torkelson is 129th in batting average, 116th in on-base percentage, and 109th in slugging.
Zach McKinstry's .242 batting average is a team-high mark.
McKinstry is 204th in home runs and 242nd in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
Matt Vierling has nine doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 22 walks while hitting .271.
Javier Baez has 11 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 13 walks while batting .220.

Tigers Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Kerry Carpenter	0.5 (-233)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+150)
Spencer Torkelson	0.5 (-256)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+425)	0.5 (+135)
Andy Ibáñez	1.5 (+160)	1.5 (-110)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+185)
Riley Greene	1.5 (+175)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+180)
Matt Vierling	1.5 (+150)	1.5 (-110)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+180)

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

The Royals have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and have gone 2-8 in those contests.
When it comes to hitting the over, the Royals and their opponents are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
The Royals are 3-7-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	2-8
Runs Per Game	2.7
HR	7
ERA	5.08
K/9	7.6

Royals Player Insights

Witt Jr. paces the Royals with 16 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 51.
Witt Jr. is 35th in home runs and 42nd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Salvador Perez's .258 batting average paces his team.
Among all MLB batters, Perez ranks 44th in home runs and 97th in RBI.
MJ Melendez has 18 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 36 walks while batting .212.
Maikel Garcia is batting .275 with 11 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 19 walks.

Royals Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Maikel Garcia	1.5 (+180)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+900)	0.5 (+210)
Bobby Witt Jr.	1.5 (+200)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+160)
MJ Melendez	0.5 (-213)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+160)
Matt Duffy	0.5 (-189)	1.5 (+155)	0.5 (+1100)	0.5 (+195)
Drew Waters	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (+800)	0.5 (+245)

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