Friday's game between the Detroit Tigers (52-58) and Kansas City Royals (61-49) going head to head at Comerica Park has a projected final score of 4-3 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of the Tigers, so expect a competitive matchup. The game will start at 6:40 PM ET on August 2.

The probable pitchers are Tarik Skubal (12-3) for the Tigers and Cole Ragans (7-7) for the Royals.

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Tigers vs. Royals Game Info & Odds

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Tigers vs. Royals Score Prediction

  • Our pick for this game is Tigers 4, Royals 3.

Total Prediction for Tigers vs. Royals

  • Total Prediction: Over 7 runs

Tigers Performance Insights

  • Over the past 10 games, the Tigers have been favored just once and won that contest.
  • When it comes to hitting the over, Detroit and its opponents are 5-5-0 in its last 10 games with a total.
  • This season, the Tigers have won 23 out of the 42 games, or 54.8%, in which they've been favored.
  • Detroit has a record of 19-14, a 57.6% win rate, when favored by -120 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Tigers, based on the moneyline, is 54.5%.
  • Detroit has scored 460 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
  • The Tigers' 4.00 team ERA ranks 14th among all league pitching staffs.

Royals Performance Insights

  • The Royals are underdogs for the first time in a while, as they have not been listed as underdogs in their last 10 games.
  • In its last 10 games with an over/under, Kansas City and its opponents have combined to eclipse the total six times.
  • The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 55 games this year and have walked away with the win 25 times (45.5%) in those games.
  • This season, Kansas City has come away with a win 15 times in 40 chances when named as an underdog of 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.
  • The offense for Kansas City is No. 8 in MLB, scoring 4.7 runs per game (519 total runs).
  • Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.78 ERA this year, seventh-best in baseball.

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Tigers Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
July 27 Twins W 7-2 Tarik Skubal vs Joe Ryan
July 28 Twins L 5-0 Alex Faedo vs Bailey Ober
July 29 Guardians L 8-4 Beau Brieske vs Tanner Bibee
July 30 Guardians L 5-0 Tyler Holton vs Gavin Williams
August 1 Royals L 7-1 Keider Montero vs Seth Lugo
August 2 Royals - Tarik Skubal vs Cole Ragans
August 3 Royals - TBA vs Michael Lorenzen
August 4 Royals - Jack Flaherty vs Michael Wacha
August 6 @ Mariners - TBA vs Luis Castillo
August 7 @ Mariners - Keider Montero vs George Kirby
August 8 @ Mariners - Tarik Skubal vs Bryan Woo

Royals Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
July 28 Cubs L 7-3 Cole Ragans vs Javier Assad
July 29 @ White Sox W 8-5 Alec Marsh vs Chris Flexen
July 30 @ White Sox W 4-3 Michael Wacha vs Jonathan Cannon
July 31 @ White Sox W 10-3 Brady Singer vs Drew Thorpe
August 1 @ Tigers W 7-1 Seth Lugo vs Keider Montero
August 2 @ Tigers - Cole Ragans vs Tarik Skubal
August 3 @ Tigers - Michael Lorenzen vs TBA
August 4 @ Tigers - Michael Wacha vs Jack Flaherty
August 5 Red Sox - Brady Singer vs James Paxton
August 6 Red Sox - Seth Lugo vs Brayan Bello
August 7 Red Sox - Cole Ragans vs Kutter Crawford

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