The Kansas City Royals (15-35) will look to Vinnie Pasquantino when they host Javier Baez and the Detroit Tigers (21-25) at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, May 24. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:40 PM ET.

The Royals are favored in this one, at -115, while the underdog Tigers have -105 odds to upset. An 8.5-run total has been listed in the matchup.

Tigers vs. Royals Time and TV Channel

  • Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
  • Time: 7:40 PM ET
  • TV: BSKC
  • Location: Kansas City, Missouri
  • Venue: Kauffman Stadium
  • Probable Pitchers: Zack Greinke - KC (1-5, 4.82 ERA) vs Matthew Boyd - DET (3-3, 6.21 ERA)

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Tigers vs. Royals Betting Odds, Run Line and Total

Take a look at the odds, run line and over/under for this matchup at different sportsbooks.

Royals Moneyline Tigers Moneyline Run Line Total
DraftKings -115 -105 - 8.5 Bet on this game with DraftKings!
BetMGM -115 -105 - 8.5 Bet on this game with BetMGM!
PointsBet -120 +100 - 8.5 Bet on this game with PointsBet!

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Tigers vs. Royals Betting Trends and Insights

  • This season, the Royals have been listed as the favorite in four games and failed to win any of those contests.
  • The Royals have not yet won a game when entering as moneyline favorites with odds of -115 or shorter in four chances.
  • The implied probability of a win from Kansas City, based on the moneyline, is 53.5%.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Royals have been named the moneyline favorite by bookmakers just one time, a game they lost.
  • In its last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), Kansas City and its opponents combined to hit the over three times.
  • The Tigers have won in 17, or 42.5%, of the 40 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
  • The Tigers have a win-loss record of 16-22 when favored by -105 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
  • The Tigers have played as underdogs in six of their past 10 games and have gone 2-4 in those contests.
  • In the last 10 games with a total, Detroit and its opponents have failed to hit the over five times.

Tigers vs. Royals Player Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Jonathan Schoop 0.5 (-200) 1.5 (+155) 0.5 (+650) 0.5 (+185)
Javier Báez 1.5 (+160) 1.5 (+100) 0.5 (+550) 0.5 (+175)
Akil Baddoo 0.5 (-238) 1.5 (+140) 0.5 (+800) 0.5 (+185)
Andy Ibáñez 0.5 (-278) 1.5 (+125) 0.5 (+775) 0.5 (+165)
Zach McKinstry 1.5 (+170) 1.5 (+105) 0.5 (+675) 0.5 (+195)

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Tigers Futures Odds

Odds MLB Rank AL Central Rank
Win World Series +50000 25th 4th

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