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Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals
The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals will meet on the field at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Right hander Chris Paddack will take the mound for the Tigers to start this game. Paddack is 5-11 this season with a 4.98 ERA.
The Royals will counter Paddack with Seth Lugo. Right hander Lugo has a 3.99 ERA to go along with a 8-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Royals as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total opened at 9.
Kansas City was a 12-1 winner in its last match on the road against the White Sox. They won as -130 favorites, while the total score of 13 made winners of OVER bettors.
Detroit was a 7-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Athletics. They lost as -130 favorites, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Detroit:
Team record: 78-57 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Detroit is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 12-3 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City:
Team record: 69-65 SU
Kansas City is 3-12 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Detroit
Kansas City is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Detroit
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Next up:
Detroit at Kansas City Saturday, August 30