Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 4/16/2022

The Kansas City Royals (2-5) will try to put a stop to their current five-game losing streak when they host the Detroit Tigers (4-4) at 4:10 PM ET Saturday. Oddsmakers consider the Royals to be -122 favorites to end their skid, while the Tigers are +102 underdogs looking for the upset. Kansas City’s Kris Bubic and Detroit’s Matt Manning have been named the starters for this contest.

Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers: Predictions, Betting Odds, Spread, Line

Computer Predictions for Royals vs. Tigers

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (+102) and Over (8.5)

Royals vs. Tigers Game Info

• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Kris Bubic
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Matt Manning
• Game Day: Saturday, April 16, 2022
• Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

Royals Starter Kris Bubic

• Bubic (0-1) makes the start for the Royals, his second of the season.
• His last appearance came on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, when the lefty tossed two-thirds of an inning, surrendering five earned runs while giving up three hits.
• Opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of .600 against him this season. He has a 67.50 ERA and 0.0 strikeouts per nine innings over his one appearances.
• He will take the hill against a Tigers offense that ranks 19th in MLB with 53 total hits (on a .209 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .331 (24th in MLB) with six total home runs (19th in MLB).

Tigers Starter Matt Manning

• Manning will get the start for the Tigers, his second of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Monday, when he threw six innings against the Boston Red Sox, giving up one earned run.
• He has pitched in one games this season with an ERA of 1.50, a batting average against of .053 and 3.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Royals rank 28th in MLB with 22 runs scored this season. They have a .204 batting average this campaign with four home runs (28th in the league).

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals entered a game as favorites 48 times last season and won 26, or 54.2%, of those games.
• Last season, Kansas City won 14 of its 30 games, or 46.7%, when favored by at least -122 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 55% chance to win.
• Kansas City and its opponents hit the over in 68 of their 159 games with a total last season.
• The Royals had an ATS record of 54-59-0 in 113 games with a spread last season.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers came away with 64 wins in the 138 contests they were listed as the underdogs in last season.
• Detroit had a win-loss record of 61-66 when favored by +102 or worse by sportsbooks last year.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 49.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Detroit and its opponents went over in 66 of their 160 games with a total set by sportsbooks last season.
• The Tigers went 70-48-0 against the spread in their 118 games with a line set by sportsbooks last season.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Whit Merrifield hit .277 last season with 42 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 40 walks.
• Salvador Perez hit 48 home runs with 121 RBI last year.
• Carlos Santana hit .214 last season with 15 doubles, 19 home runs and 86 walks.
• Nicky Lopez hit .300 a season ago with 149 hits.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Austin Meadows drove in 106 runs last season, while batting .234.
• Robbie Grossman had 23 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs and 98 walks while hitting .239.
• Jonathan Schoop had a batting average of .278 with 173 total hits last season.
• Jeimer Candelario had 42 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 65 walks while batting .271.

Betting Tips for Royals vs. Tigers

We have the Tigers on the moneyline at +102 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after taking a look at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.