The Kansas City Royals (66-63) look to Vinnie Pasquantino (homers in five straight games), to pull off the upset over the Detroit Tigers (77-53) at Comerica Park Sunday. The Tigers are -149 moneyline favorites for the game, with first pitch set for 1:40 p.m. ET live on FDSDET and FDSKC.
Jack Flaherty will get the ball for Detroit while Kansas City will counter with Seth Lugo.
Tigers vs. Royals Odds
Tigers odds to win: -149 Royals odds to win: +125 Spread: Tigers -1.5 Total: 8.5 runsTigers vs. Royals Promo Codes
Game Time and Information
Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025 Time: 1:40 p.m. ET TV: FDSDET and FDSKCWho Will Win Tigers vs. Royals?
Tigers and Royals Betting Trends
The Tigers have put together a 59-32 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.8% of those games).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -149 or shorter, Detroit has a 40-14 record (winning 74.1% of its games).
The Royals have won 34, or 45.9%, of the 74 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Kansas City is 12-14 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +125 or more on the moneyline.
In the 130 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Tigers, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 67 times (67-56-7).
So far this season, the Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 56 of their 129 games with a total.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers are the eighth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 4.8 runs per game (629 total).
Detroit ranks ninth-best in MLB action with 165 total home runs.
The Tigers’ .250 batting average ranks 11th in MLB.
Detroit strikes out 8.8 times per game, the fifth-worst average in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.7 K/9, the ninth-best in MLB.
Detroit’s 3.77 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 28th with just 494 total runs (3.8 per game) this season.
Kansas City ranks 27th in Major League Baseball with just 123 home runs as a team.
The Royals rank 17th in MLB with a .246 team batting average.
Kansas City is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking second with an average of 6.9 strikeouts per game.
The Royals have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.61 ERA this year, fourth-best in baseball.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers will send Flaherty (7-12) to make his 26th start of the season. He is 7-12 with a 4.51 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 131 2/3 innings pitched.
Gleyber Torres is batting .261 with 13 home runs and 60 RBI for Detroit this season.
Riley Greene is batting .263 this season with a team-high 30 home runs and 94 RBI.
Spencer Torkelson has collected 108 base hits, an OBP of .336 and a slugging percentage of .472 this season.
Zach McKinstry leads Detroit with a batting average of .265. He’s also hit 11 home runs with 41 RBI.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will send Lugo (8-6) to the mound for his 25th start this season.
Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .294 with 40 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 43 walks.
Maikel Garcia is batting .301 to pace his team.
Pasquantino paces the Royals with 27 home runs and 89 runs batted in.
Salvador Perez is hitting .247 with 30 doubles, 22 home runs and 23 walks.
Tigers and Royals Injuries
Tigers: Parker Meadows: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Matt Vierling: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Ty Madden: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sean Guenther: 60 Day IL (Hip), Reese Olson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Paul Sewald: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Alex Cobb: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jason Foley: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Royals: Michael Massey: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Jac Caglianone: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Abductor), Steven Cruz: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), James McArthur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Cole Ragans: 60 Day IL (Rotator cuff)
Tigers vs. Royals Prediction
Score Prediction: Tigers 5, Royals 4 Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runsHow to Bet on Tigers vs. Royals
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