The Kansas City Royals (66-64) will visit the Detroit Tigers (78-53), Sunday at 1:40 p.m. ET, with the Tigers on a five-game winning streak.
The Royals (+125 underdog on the moneyline to win) are away versus the Tigers (-151). The Detroit Tigers will give the start to Jack Flaherty (7-12, 4.51 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.73 ERA).
These clubs meet again after the Tigers defeated the Royals 4-2 yesterday. Chris Paddack registered the win for the Tigers (5.0 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 K), and Spencer Torkelson led the way offensively (2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI). Michael Wacha (6.0 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 4 K) was credited with the loss for the Royals.
Here’s what you need to prepare for Sunday’s Tigers vs. Royals action, including viewing options.
Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Tigers (-151, bet $151 to win $100)Underdog: Royals (+125, bet $100 to win $125)Over/under: 8.5Tigers vs. Royals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Sunday, August 24, 2025Game time: 1:40 p.m. ETLocation: Detroit, MichiganStadium: Comerica ParkTV channel: FDSDET and FDSKCLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Tigers stats and trendsTigers betting recordsThe Tigers have entered the game as favorites 92 times this season and won 60, or 65.2%, of those games.Detroit has a record of 38-12 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -151 on the moneyline.The Tigers have a 60.2% 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 67 of 131 opportunities.The Tigers are 65-66-0 against the spread in their 131 chances this season.Jack Flaherty (Tigers probable starter)Flaherty gets the start for the Tigers, his 26th of the season. He is 7-12 with a 4.51 ERA and 162 strikeouts through 131 2/3 innings pitched.His most recent time out came on Monday against the Houston Astros, when the right-hander threw seven scoreless innings while giving up three hits.The 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.51, with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents are hitting .234 against him.Flaherty has registered 10 quality starts this season.Flaherty has 18 starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.In five of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.The opposing Royals offense has the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.393) and ranks 26th in MLB play with 124 home runs. It has a collective .246 batting average, and is 18th in MLB with 1071 total hits and 28th in MLB play scoring 496 runs.The 29-year-old ranks 45th in ERA (4.51), 34th in WHIP (1.268), and fifth in K/9 (11.1) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.Tigers batting statsThe Tigers have hit 167 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the league.Hitters for Detroit rank eighth in the majors with a combined .424 team slugging percentage.The Tigers have a team batting average of .251 this season, which ranks ninth among MLB teams.Detroit has scored 633 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.The Tigers have the 11th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.319).Detroit is one of the least-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 27th with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThe Royals have won in 34, or 45.3%, of the 75 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.Kansas City has a mark of 12-14 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +125 or worse on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 44.4% chance of pulling out a win.Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 56 of its 130 opportunities.In 130 games with a line this season, the Royals have a mark of 68-62-0 against the spread.Seth Lugo (Royals probable starter)Lugo makes the start for the Royals, his 25th of the season. He is 8-6 with a 3.73 ERA and 115 strikeouts over 137 2/3 innings pitched.The righty last appeared on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers, when he tossed 6 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.In 24 games this season, the 35-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.73, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .233 against him.Lugo is trying to collect his 13th quality start of the year.Lugo has pitched five or more innings in a game 20 times this year entering this game.He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 24 outings this season.He will match up with a Tigers offense that ranks ninth in the league with 1103 total hits (on a .251 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .424 (eighth in the league) with 167 total home runs (ninth in MLB action).Head-to-head against the Tigers this season, Lugo has thrown 10 innings, giving up seven earned runs on 10 hits while striking out eight.The 35-year-old’s 3.73 ERA ranks 29th, 1.220 WHIP ranks 28th, and 7.5 K/9 ranks 40th among qualifying pitchers this season.Royals batting statsThe Royals are fifth-worst in MLB play with 124 home runs.So far this year, Kansas City ranks 21st in the majors with a .393 slugging percentage.The Royals are 18th in the majors with a .246 batting average.The offense for Kansas City is No. 28 in MLB action scoring 3.8 runs per game (496 total runs).The Royals rank 23rd in baseball with an on-base percentage of .307.