The Kansas City Royals (69-65) and the Detroit Tigers (78-57) square off on Friday at Kauffman Stadium, beginning at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Royals are moneyline favorites (-121), while the Tigers are +101 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +168 odds. Kansas City has Seth Lugo set to start, and Detroit counters with Chris Paddack.

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Royals vs. Tigers betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-121)
• Underdog: Tigers (+101)
• Over/under: 8.5

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have won 59.6% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (34-23).
• Kansas City has a 25-16 record (winning 61% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -121 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Royals a 54.8% chance to win.
• Kansas City has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 59 times this season for a 59-74-1 record against the over/under.
• The Royals have a 70-64-0 record against the spread this season (covering 52.2% of the time).

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with a .298 batting average.
• In baseball, Witt ranks 62nd in homers and 33rd in RBI.
• Witt takes a 16-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is batting .381 with three doubles, two home runs, three walks and seven RBIs.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .297 with 32 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 50 walks.
• Garcia currently ranks 136th in homers and 74th in RBI in the bigs.
• Garcia heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with a home run, two walks and four RBIs.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has accumulated a team-best 28 home runs and 94 runs batted in.
• Pasquantino brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .238 with a double, a home run and five RBIs.
• Salvador Perez is hitting .246 with 32 doubles, 23 home runs and 23 walks.

Royals pitching rankings

• The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
• Kansas City has a 3.66 team ERA that ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals average baseball’s 11th-ranked WHIP (1.248).
• Royals pitchers combine to allow 139 home runs (1.0 per game), the sixth-fewest in MLB.
• In its 12-1 win last time out, Kansas City struck out five White Sox batters while allowing seven hits.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have won 18, or 46.2%, of the 39 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Detroit has entered 22 games this season as the underdog by +101 or more and is 8-14 in those contests.
• The Tigers have a 49.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Detroit and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 70 of its 135 opportunities.
• The Tigers are 65-70-0 against the spread this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Riley Greene leads Detroit in home runs with 32, runs batted in with 99 and his batting average of .266 is also best on his team.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Greene’s home run total is seventh, and his RBI total is fifth.
• Gleyber Torres has 112 hits and an OBP of .363 to go with a slugging percentage of .400 this season.
• Torres ranks 120th among batters in MLB in homers, and 74th in RBI.
• Spencer Torkelson has 112 hits this season and a slash line of .240/.332/.478.
• Zach McKinstry has collected 103 hits this season and has an OBP of .339. He’s slugging .445 on the year.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The Tigers have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
• Detroit has pitched to a 3.84 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
• The Tigers have a combined 1.230 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
• The Tigers have given up the 16th-fewest long balls so far this season with 151 home runs allowed.
• Detroit pitchers struck out nine Athletics hitters while allowing 11 base hits in a 7-0 loss its last time out.