Tigers vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks – August 31

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Vinnie Pasquantino and Gleyber Torres hit the field when the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers meet on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. The Tigers are favored in this one, at -179, while the underdog Royals have +149 odds to play spoiler. Detroit is a 1.5-run favorite (at -100 odds). The total is 7.5 runs for this contest (with -103 odds to hit the over and -118 odds to go under).

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Tigers-Royals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Tigers vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

• When: Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 2:10 p.m. ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to watch on TV: FDSKC and FDSDET

Tigers vs. Royals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 5, Tigers 4
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Tigers 51%, Royals 49%

Tigers vs. Royals Betting Insights

• This season, the Tigers have been favored 96 times and won 60, or 62.5%, of those games.
• Detroit is 23-11 this season when entering a game favored by -179 or more on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 64.2% chance of a victory for the Tigers.
• The Royals have won in 35, or 46.1%, of the 76 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Kansas City has come away with a win three times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +149 or longer on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 40.2% chance of pulling out a win.

Tigers Recent Betting Performance

• The Tigers went 4-4 over the eight games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 outings — all had a set run total — the Tigers and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total six times.
• The Tigers have gone 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Tigers Recent Stats

Tigers Player Insights

• Riley Greene is the bat to watch in the Tigers lineup, leading the team in batting average (.269), home runs (32), and RBI (101).
• Greene is eighth in home runs and fifth in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Torres is hitting .263 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 70 walks.
• Torres is 122nd in homers in MLB, and 78th in RBI.
• Spencer Torkelson is batting .239 with 25 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 60 walks.
• Zach McKinstry is batting .261 with 18 doubles, 10 triples, 11 home runs and 43 walks.

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals have played as underdogs in four of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents have failed to hit the over four times.
• The Royals have a record of 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the team in batting average with a high-water mark of .297.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Witt’s home run total ranks 64th and his RBI tally is 37th.
• Witt carries a 17-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .364 with three doubles, two home runs, two walks and seven RBIs.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .297 to lead the lineup.
• Garcia ranks 122nd in homers and 72nd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Pasquantino has been a significant run producer for the Royals with 28 home runs and 94 runs batted in.
• Salvador Perez is batting .244 with 32 doubles, 23 home runs and 23 walks.

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