Royals-Tigers Vegas Betting Odds

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Comerica Park.

The Royals will give the ball to ace starter Gil Meche in this one. Righthander Meche is 10-10 this season with a 4.07 ERA.

Starting this game for the Tigers will be Armando Galarraga. The righthander has a 3.08 ERA to go along with a 12-4 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Billy Butler hit two home runs on Saturday to lead the Royals to an easy 13-3 win over the Tigers.

The Royals pulled out the victory as +182 road underdogs in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the night’s posted total (10.5).

Mark Teahen also homered in the contest for Kansas City. Curtis Granderson picked up three hits and scored a run for Detroit.

Team records:
Kansas City: 57-78 SU
Detroit: 65-70 SU

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 1-9
Before playing LA Angels are 3-7
After playing Kansas City are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
Kansas City is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

Next up:
Kansas City home to Oakland, Tuesday, September 2
Detroit home to LA Angels, Tuesday, September 2