Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-152) Kansas City (+126)

The Detroit Tigers (37-20) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Sunday where they will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (30-27). The line on this matchup has Detroit at -152 while Kansas City is sitting at +126. The over/under is set at 9. The starting pitchers are Keider Montero and Kris Bubic.

Detroit is slugging .408 and have been called out on strikes 510 times, while being walked on 190 occasions. They have amassed 275 runs batted in as well as 485 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average comes in at .252. The Tigers have recorded 90 doubles as a team and have smacked 65 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 288 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .325. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 5.1 runs per contest, which has them at 4th in MLB.

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The Tigers have an ERA of 3.22 this season (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 495 hitters. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 56 home runs and 204 runs in total (7th in the league). They have walked 163 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.68 as a team over the course of the season. Detroit has yielded 424 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 182 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.04 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 62 times in addition to having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 31 holds for the year (16th in baseball). The Tigers bullpen have compiled a save rate of 68.0% and have come into the game in 58 save situations. They have recorded 17 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 8 out of their 25 save chances. The relievers have inherited 85 runners this season with 27.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Tigers have sent 169 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Colorado Rockies have earned 1,524 putouts this season, as well as 481 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which has them ranked 7th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 43 double plays. The Tigers have converted 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,572 innings on the field, ranking them 5th in the majors.

Montero (8-7 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.66 and he has faced 566 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 136 base knocks (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 46 free passes. His earned run average is 4.73 (70 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.365. Montero has taken the hill for 133 innings and has tallied 101 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

Kansas City has tallied 33 HRs this season and 185 runs batted in. They have put up 97 doubles, while walking 136 times as well as putting up 188 runs. The Kansas City Royals have an OBP of .301 and a batting average of .246 on the year. The Royals hold a slugging % of .361 and they are recording 3.30 runs per contest (27th in baseball). They have struck out on 398 occasions (29th in MLB) and have totaled 469 base knocks.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.191 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.66 as a unit on the campaign. They are currently ranked 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 447. The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 193 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.15 (178 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (458 strikeouts vs 158 walks). They have surrendered 53 homers and they give up 3.42 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.0% of 73 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 65 times in high leverage situations in addition to 56 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 51 save situations, the Royals have 29 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in the league with a save rate of 81.8%, and they have sent 180 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Kansas City has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 22 save opportunities and they have earned 18 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 52 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Royals have 518 assists, 23 errors and have earned 1,525 putouts this year. Out of their 4,575 innings on the diamond, the Royals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (10th in baseball).

In his career, Bubic has surrendered 423 hits and he has 398 K's in 423 innings. Bubic (16-31 career win-loss mark) has a 4.15 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 195 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.404 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and he has gone up against 1,822 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (-152)

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