Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Best Bets and Prediction

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17 July 2023

Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Best Bets and Prediction

Two MLB teams from the American League Central will start a three-game series at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City.

The Detroit Tigers, who are 41-51 in the MLB Standings, will take on the Kansas City Royals. The Royals are 27-67 on the season. The Tigers are looking to bounce back after back-to-back losses in Seattle over the weekend.

Kansas City is coming off an 8-4 win over Tampa Bay to avoid a weekend sweep. Here are our Tigers vs Royals best bets.

Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Location of the game: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO.

Date & Time: Monday, July 17. 7:10 pm CT.

How to watch: Bally Sports Kansas City | Bally Sports Detroit

When getting ready to make your MLB Picks for this game, here are the ten most recent games for both teams as part of the MLB schedule.

July 3rd: 8-4 loss at Minnesota
July 4th: 9-3 loss at Minnesota
July 5th: 5-0 loss at Minnesota
July 6th: 6-1 loss at Cleveland
July 7th: 3-0 loss at Cleveland
July 8th: 10-6 loss at Cleveland
July 9th: 4-1 win at Cleveland
July 15th: 6-1 loss w/ Tampa Bay
July 15th: 4-2 loss w/ Tampa Bay
July 16th: 8-4 win w/ Tampa Bay

July 2nd: 14-9 win at Colorado
July 4th: 1-0 loss w/ Oakland
July 5th: 12-3 loss w/ Oakland
July 6th: 9-0 win w/ Oakland
July 7th: 12-2 loss w/ Toronto
July 8th: 2-0 win w/ Toronto
July 9th: 4-3 loss w/ Toronto
July 14th: 5-4 win at Seattle
July 15th: 6-0 win at Seattle
July 16th: 2-0 loss at Seattle

Looking at the Detroit Tigers schedule, they have actually won four out of their last seven MLB games. In three of those four wins, the Tigers have shut out their opponent. That has helped them to move to 22nd in the league with a 4.41 earned run average. Detroit has not been terrible at keeping guys off base, as opponents are hitting just .242 against them.

On the offensive side, the Tigers are near the bottom in all offensive categories. The Tigers leading home run threat has been Spencer Torkelson, with 12.

The Detroit Tigers are going to send Matt Manning to the mound in this game. Manning has been one of the best pitchers for Detroit this season. He comes into the game with a 3-1 record and a 3.72 earned run average. Manning’s problem is he has only started five games all season after being on the MLB injury report. Since he returned, he’s allowed just 12 runs in 29 innings.

For the Kansas City Royals, they will throw Jordan Lyles to the mound. Lyles has had a season to forget this year. He is 1-11 on the season and holds a 6.42 earned run average. The right-hander from South Carolina went five innings in his last start and allowed six hits and just a run but lost at Cleveland.

Looking at the Kansas City Royals standings, they have been one of the worst offensive teams in all of baseball this season. Royals are 29th in runs scored, 26th in team batting average, and 30th in on-base percentage.

When looking at MLB Player Stats – Youngster Bobby Witt has been the team’s best player on the offensive side, but even his .259 batting average, 16 bombs, and 51 runs batted in cannot keep the Royals from having the second-worst record in all of baseball.

When making your Tigers vs Royals best bets, here are the numbers for this MLB game:

Moneyline: Detroit Tigers -135 | Kansas City Royals +115

Spread: Detroit Tigers -1.5 (+120) | Kansas City Royals -1.5 (-140)

Neither team is very good. The Tigers have played better baseball this season, but neither is a talented team from top to bottom.

The Royals have just been pathetic, but this seems like a game that Lyles can grab a little traction and pick up a win. The Detroit offense has been known to go into complete shut-down mode before. Look for Lyles to pitch well, and the Royals get some offense in the middle innings of this game.

The game stays under, but Kansas City wins this game.