{"id":2412990,"date":"2026-05-12T09:53:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2412990"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:53:59","slug":"tigers-at-royals-odds-picks-and-predictions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tigers-at-royals-odds-picks-and-predictions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers at Royals odds, picks, and predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The <strong><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/detroit-tigers\/230\" data-autotag=\"dfdff590-ba03-4e17-95b2-0bd2820afae1\">Detroit Tigers<\/a><\/strong> (18-22) and <strong><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city-royals\/231\" data-autotag=\"4e385f64-3a66-4395-b052-9f6495f4718b\">Kansas City Royals<\/a><\/strong> (19-21) meet in the finale of their 3-game AL Central series Sunday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. First pitch is at 7:20 p.m. ET (Peacock). Let&#8217;s analyze MLB odds around the <strong>Tigers vs. Royals odds<\/strong> and make our expert <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/mlb-picks-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB picks and predictions<\/a> for the best bets.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Season series: Tigers lead 3-2<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers are riding a 5-game losing streak, and have lost 14 of their last 19 overall. They lost 4-3 Friday and 5-1 in Game 2 Saturday LF <strong>Riley Greene<\/strong> reached base twice with a double and a walk, batting in the lone Tigers&#8217; run.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals won 5-1 as -138 favorites with the Under (9) cashing. 3B <strong>Michael Massey<\/strong> hit a 3-run HR and SS <strong>Bobby Witt Jr.<\/strong> recorded 2 RBIs on an inside-the-park home run.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"marker\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/stream\/tv\/?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=USAT&amp;subId2=MLB&amp;subId3=2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noreferrer noopener\">Watch MLB on Fubo!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Tigers at Royals projected starters<\/h2>\n<p>RHP <strong>Brenan Hanifee<\/strong> vs. LHP <strong>Noah Cameron<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hanifee (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his first start and fifth appearance. He has a 0.900 WHIP, 1.4 BB\/9 and 5.4 K\/9 in 6 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All 4 of Hanifee&#8217;s appearances this season have been out of the bullpen.<\/li>\n<li>Career vs. Royals: 1-0, 4.05 ERA (13 1\/3 IP, 6 ER), 1.575 WHIP, 6.8 K\/9 in 10 games<\/li>\n<li>2025 stats: 3-3, 3.00 ERA, 60 IP, 20 ER, 65 H, 14 BB, 40 K in 54 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cameron (2-2, 5.40 ERA) makes his seventh start. He has a 1.611 WHIP, 1.4 BB\/9 and 8.0 K\/9 in 31 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Last start: Loss, 5 1\/3 IP, 4 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 5 K in a 6-3 road loss at A&#8217;s April 30<\/li>\n<li>First career start vs. Tigers<\/li>\n<li>2026 at home: 2-0, 4.86 ERA, 16 2\/3 IP, 9 ER, 18 H, 6 BB, 15 K in 3 starts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Tigers at Royals odds<\/h2>\n<p>Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/scores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub<\/a> for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:12 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Moneyline (ML)<\/strong>: Tigers +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Royals -125 (bet $125 to win $100)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Run line (RL)\/Against the spread (ATS)<\/strong>: Tigers +1.5 (-220) | Royals-1.5 (+165)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over\/Under (O\/U)<\/strong>: 8 (O: -118 | U: -102)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Slide into<\/strong>: <span style=\"color:red\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballhq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BaseballHQ.com<\/a> for your <strong>fantasy baseball news<\/strong>. For decades, BHQ has been helping players just like you win! BHQ offers full-season subscriptions. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballhq.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sign up today<\/strong><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Tigers at Royals picks and predictions<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3 wp-block-heading\">Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Royals 5, Tigers 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVOID<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m confident in the Royals (-125) getting a win here, the better value is on the spread.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BET ROYALS (-1.5) +155<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Hanifee will likely only go about 3 innings. Kansas City&#8217;s offense should keep its momentum going as Detroit rotates through several pitchers. Cameron has struggled a bit as of late, but is capable of being dominant in any given start.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BET UNDER 8 (-102)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>These teams have hit the Under in 4 of their 5 games against each other this season, eclipsing 8 runs just once. The Tigers are 3-7 in favor of the Under during their last 10 games, as are the Royals.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p><span class=\"marker\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/2026\/04\/29\/betting-odds-calculator\/89777944007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noreferrer noopener\">Betting odds calculator<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more sports betting picks and tips<\/strong>, check out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/\">SportsbookWire.com<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/betftw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BetFTW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow SportsbookWire on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsBookWire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter\/X<\/a> and like us on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportsbookwire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-05-10 15:21:18.446627689 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-05-10 15:21:18.446627689 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sportsbookwire.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Tigers (18-22) and Kansas City Royals (19-21) meet in the finale of their 3-game AL Central series Sunday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. First pitch is at 7:20 p.m. ET (Peacock). Let&#8217;s analyze MLB odds around the Tigers vs. Royals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2412991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[39915,28769,21849,317361,351169,91466,22036,310232,310231,310236,43013,23427,345193,323174,240269,342129,347834,39514,22304,310650,43627,438391,309642,313843,29913,25866,309365,22773,325433,21738,310233,239343,239347,32987,23759,354073,352795,27155,319706,342127,342128,22505,319717,21848,308280,323180,42570,319707,345190,29453,239344,323173,351170],"class_list":["post-2412990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-affiliate","tag-and","tag-baseball","tag-betting","tag-bobby","tag-bobby-witt-jr","tag-city","tag-commerce","tag-contains","tag-contains-commerce-or-affiliate-content","tag-content","tag-detroit","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-disclaimer","tag-exclude","tag-exclude-sports-betting","tag-greene","tag-jr","tag-kansas","tag-kansas-city","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-massey","tag-michael","tag-michael-massey","tag-missouri","tag-mlb","tag-mo","tag-national","tag-national-sports","tag-news","tag-or","tag-overall","tag-overall-positive","tag-peacock","tag-positive","tag-riley","tag-riley-greene","tag-royals","tag-scores","tag-smg","tag-smg-timely","tag-sport","tag-sport-scores-u0026-statistics","tag-sports","tag-sports-betting","tag-sports-betting-widget-and-disclaimer","tag-sports-news","tag-statistics","tag-tigers","tag-timely","tag-u0026","tag-widget","tag-witt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tigers-at-Royals-odds-picks-and-predictions.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412992,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412990\/revisions\/2412992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}