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Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction 9-16-24 MLB Picks

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Detroit Tigers (76-73) vs. Kansas City Royals (82-67)
September 16, 2024 7:40 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas City Royals / Detroit Tigers ; Over/Under: -
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The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals meet Monday in MLB Game 1 action at Kauffman Stadium. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction. This article will include a Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Pick.

Detroit Tigers Betting Preview

The Detroit Tigers are 77-73 on the year after playing the Rockies and Orioles. The Detroit Tigers have scored 7 runs in their last 3 Games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 10 Games. The Detroit Tigers have won 4 straight Games when scoring 4 or more runs. Colt Keith leads the Detroit Tigers with 128 hits and 56 RBI while Matt Vierling and Riley Greene have combined for 248 hits and 123 RBI.

Kansas City Royals Betting Preview

The Kansas City Royals are 82-68 on the year after playing the Yankees and Pirates. The Kansas City Royals have scored 16 runs in their last 3 Games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 10 Games. The Kansas City Royals have won 6 of their last 7 Games when scoring 4 or more runs. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 198 hits and 103 RBI, while Salvador Perez and Maikel Garcia have combined for 281 hits and 159 RBI.

Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Pitching Pick Matchup

The Detroit Tigers didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.

Seth Lugo gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 16-8 with a 2.94 ERA and 169 strikeouts this season. Lugo has allowed 9 hits and 1 run in his last 14 innings. Lugo has a 3.21 ERA and a .241 allowed batting average in 95.1 home innings. Lugo is 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA and 19 strikeouts in his career against the Detroit Tigers.

Why the Kansas City Royals will win

The Royals have won each of their last four games at Kauffman Stadium.
The Tigers have lost six of their last seven games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
The Royals have covered the run line in seven of their last eight home games against American League opponents following a road loss.
The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five night games against the Royals following a home win.
The Royals have led after 5 innings in each of their last five night games against the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium.
The Tigers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games at Kauffman Stadium.

Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts

Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last 10 home appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Maikel Garcia has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight home appearances against the Tigers.
Seth Lugo has recorded a win in each of his last four home appearances against AL Central opponents.
Vinnie Pasquantino has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances at Kauffman Stadium against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Seth Lugo has recorded eight or more strikeouts in three of his last four appearances against AL opponents.
Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 11 Monday night games.
Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last seven home appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Vinnie Pasquantino has scored at least one run in six of his last seven home appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.

Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts

Colt Keith has recorded at least one total base in each of the Tigers’ last 14 road games.
Spencer Torkelson has scored at least one run in each of the Tigers’ last six road games against AL opponents.
Colt Keith has recorded at least one Single in each of the Tigers’ last 11 road games.
Colt Keith has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Tigers’ last four games against AL Central opponents.
Javier Baez has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Kerry Carpenter has recorded a Double in three of his last four road appearances against AL opponents.
Colt Keith has recorded at least one hit in each of the Tigers’ last 14 road games.

Matchup/League Facts

The Kansas City Royals rank 1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (135).
The Kansas City Royals rank 2nd in the league for strikeouts against this season (1048).
The Detroit Tigers rank 1st in the league for triples this season (43).
The Detroit Tigers rank 2nd in the league for walks allowed this season (385).

Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction

Big series in terms of the wild card race, so possibly plus money with the Tigers is worth giving a look. The problem is the Tigers didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time of this writing and Seth Lugo has been ridiculous all season so it probably doesn’t matter. Lugo has a 2.94 ERA and 1.09 WHIP on the season, and he’s allowed just 1 run in his last 14 innings. I’m not stepping in front of Lugo. Give me the Royals in Game 1.