Tigers vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

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19 July 2023

Tigers vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

The Detroit Tigers (42-52) will visit the Kansas City Royals (28-68), in the third game of a four-game series, Wednesday at 8:10 PM ET.

The Royals play as a home underdog (+128) against the Tigers (-150). The Tigers will start Eduardo Rodriguez (5-5) against the Royals and Ryan Yarbrough (2-4).

Daniel Lynch (5.0 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 3 K) picked up a win in the Royals’ 11-10 victory over the Tigers yesterday. Dairon Blanco led the way offensively, going 4-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and three RBI. Tarik Skubal (4.0 IP, 7 R, 8 H, 3 K) was handed the loss for the Tigers.

Ahead of watching this Tigers vs. Royals matchup, here is everything you need to know about Wednesday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.

Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Tigers (-150, bet $150 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (+128, bet $100 to win $128)
Over/under: 8

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Tigers Stats and Trends

Tigers Betting Records

This season, the Tigers have been favored 15 times and won eight, or 53.3%, of those games.
This season Detroit has won one of its six games when favored by at least -150 on the moneyline.
The Tigers have a 60% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
So far this season, Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 49 of 94 games with a total.
In 94 games with a spread this season, the Tigers are 50-44-0 ATS.

Eduardo Rodríguez (Tigers Probable Starter)

Rodriguez (5-5 with a 2.70 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 76 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Tigers, his 14th of the season.
In his most recent time out on Saturday, the lefty tossed five innings against the Seattle Mariners, giving up two earned runs while surrendering three hits.
The 30-year-old has a 2.70 ERA and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings across 13 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .211 to his opponents.
Rodriguez is trying to pick up his seventh quality start of the season.
Rodriguez will look to record his 12th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.9 innings per appearance.
In four of his 13 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
He will match up with a Royals offense that is hitting .234 as a unit (25th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .375 (28th in MLB) with 82 total home runs (29th in MLB).
Head-to-head against the Royals this season, Rodriguez has pitched five innings, giving up two earned runs on eight hits while striking out nine.

Tigers Batting Stats

The Tigers have hit just 89 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
Hitters for Detroit have combined to rank 29th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .367 this season.
The Tigers have a team batting average of just .229 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
Detroit has scored the third-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 370 (3.9 per game).
The Tigers have an OBP of just .299 this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Detroit ranks 18th with an average of nine strikeouts per game.

Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have been underdogs in 82 games this season and have come away with the win 25 times (30.5%) in those contests.
This season, Kansas City has been victorious 19 times in 61 chances when named as an underdog of at least +128 or longer on the moneyline.
The Royals have an implied victory probability of 43.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Contests with Kansas City has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 44 of 95 chances this season.
The Royals have an against the spread mark of 38-57-0 in 95 games with a line this season.

Ryan Yarbrough (Royals Probable Starter)

Yarbrough (2-4 with a 5.29 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Royals, his fifth of the season.
In his last appearance on Sunday, July 9 against the Cleveland Guardians, the lefty threw six innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
During 11 games this season, the 31-year-old has a 5.29 ERA and 5.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .270 to opposing batters.
Yarbrough is trying to collect his second quality start of the year.
Yarbrough will try to extend a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 2.9 frames per appearance).
In three of his 11 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
He will face off against a Tigers squad that is hitting .229 as a unit (29th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .367 (29th in the league) with 89 total home runs (26th in MLB action).

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals are second-worst in MLB action with 82 home runs.
So far this season, Kansas City’s .375 slugging percentage is the third-lowest percentage in the majors.
The Royals are 25th in MLB with a .234 batting average.
Kansas City is the second-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.8 runs per game (361 total).
The Royals’ .295 on-base percentage is the worst in MLB.

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