Tigers vs. Royals Pick
Two solid pitchers take the mound when the Detroit Tigers face the Kansas City Royals tonight at 8:15PM ET. Who will come out the winner?
The Tigers have Justin Verlander on the mound today to face Danny Duffy of the Royals. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Detroit is favored on the road. The Tigers are getting odds of -115 to win, while the Royals are getting a money line of +105 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7.5 runs.
Detroit is 33-32 overall, 16-19 on the road and 37-24-4 with the over. Kansas City is 35-30 overall, 22-7 at home and 34-27-4 with the under. These two have met three times this season, with Kansas City getting two of the three wins at home. The Royals have won five of their last eight against the Tigers.
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The Royals are riding high right now, winning five straight behind some great pitching. They have held opponents to four runs or less in each of the five wins. Today they send Duffy to the mound, who has been great this season with a sub-3.00 ERA. While Verlander has been great for over a month, his 3.00 ERA over his last three starts is still worse than Duffy’s 2.45 over the same stretch. The Royals are also 5-1 in Duffy’s starts. Look for them to get the win tonight.
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