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Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: May 23, 2023 at 7:40 PM ET

Venue: Kauffman Stadium — Kansas City, Missouri

Article updated May 23, 2:14 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Detroit Tigers are traveling to play the Kansas City Royals at the Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium stadium on Tuesday, 5/23/2023 @ 7:40pm EST. Eduardo Rodriguez (ERA: 2.06)

Game outlook

The Detroit Tigers are traveling to play the Kansas City Royals at the Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium stadium on Tuesday, 5/23/2023 @ 7:40pm EST. Eduardo Rodriguez (ERA: 2.06) will be the starting pitcher for Tigers and Mike Mayers (ERA: 3.38) will be starting for Royals. Detroit is the betting favorite opening at -144 and the current line is Detroit -147.

Tigers vs Royals Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Tigers to win tonight's game by 1 points and the total to go over 8.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Detroit 5 to Kansas City 4

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw predicts Kansas City Royals to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Detroit will win straight-up is 60%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Detroit Tigers to win and the total score to be 8.5.

OddsShark predicts Detroit will win and the total will go over.

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Detroit Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 18, Detroit is ranked #28 in offense (scoring an average of 3.57 per game), #19 in defense (allowing an average of 4.73 points to be scored against them per game) and are 21-24 this season.

Kansas City Key Betting Stats

Kansas City Royals has a power ranking of 22 and are #26 for offense (scoring an average of 3.85 per game), #27 for defense (giving up an average of 5.33 points per game) and 69-93 overall. Detroit went 0-3 in their last 3 matchups against Kansas City.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Tigers vs Royals archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Tigers vs Royals matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Detroit Tigers-144 → -147Moved
  • Moneyline · Kansas City Royals+125 → +130Moved
  • Spread · Detroit Tigers-1.5 (+108) → -1.5 (+105)Moved
  • Spread · Kansas City Royals+1.5 (-130) → +1.5 (-125)Moved
  • Total · Over9 (-110) → 8.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under9 (-110) → 8.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Detroit Tigers
76-86 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Kansas City Royals
69-93 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-05-23T18:14:07.850Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-05-22Detroit Tigers 8 · Kansas City Royals 5
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 4-1

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 4-1 on May 23, 2023, a 3-run decision in the series. Kansas City Royals' strongest period was the 4th inning, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Detroit Tigers -1.5 (+105) spread, Kansas City Royals covered, while the 5 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 8.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioMoneyline · Kansas City Royals +125Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Kansas City Royals +125Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 9 (-110)Loss
  • KryptonMoneyline · Detroit Tigers -144Loss