Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/29/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, August 29, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-196) Kansas City (+162)

The Kansas City Royals (69-65) are hosting the Detroit Tigers (78-57) at Kauffman Stadium on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Tigers at -196 while the Royals are opening at +162. The total has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Chris Paddack and Seth Lugo.

Detroit has a slugging rate of .423 and have been rung up 1,191 times, while taking a walk on 422 occasions. They have 625 RBI's and 1,132 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .249. The Tigers have accumulated 207 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 173 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 650 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 8th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.94 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 151 home runs and 565 total runs (15th in the league). Detroit has given up 1,080 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 511 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team ERA of 3.84 on the campaign (10th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,154 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 392 batters and their FIP sits at 3.95 as a team this year.

Tigers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 144 times as well as having 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 61 holds for the year (24th in MLB). The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.0% and stepped onto the hill in 117 save situations. They have earned 35 saves so far this year and have not converted 18 of 53 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 199 runners on the season and 27.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Tigers have sent 411 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Colorado Rockies have accounted for 3,593 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,149 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which is 19th in professional baseball, and have a total of 108 double plays. The Tigers have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,779 innings on the field, ranking them 13th in baseball.

Paddack (32-35 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.46 while he has gone up against 2,348 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 556 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 121 walks. His earned run average is 4.53 (282 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.208. Paddack has taken the mound for 560 innings and has tallied 514 strikeouts during his career.

The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .394 and they are scoring 3.90 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have hit 238 doubles, while getting a free base 351 times and putting up 523 runs. Kansas City is sitting with 128 home runs for the year to go along with 514 runs batted in. They have struck out on 913 occasions (29th in MLB) and have earned 1,110 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated an OBP of .308 and a team batting average of .247 this season.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.246 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.98 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,087. The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 521 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.65 (483 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.90 (1,045 strikeouts against 397 walks). They have yielded 139 home runs and they relinquish 3.94 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Kansas City has had relievers step onto the mound in 57 save opportunities and they have tallied 40 saves. They are ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 70.2%, and they have dispatched 448 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 145 times in high leverage situations and on 133 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.4% out of 183 inherited base runners. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Royals have accumulated 73 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

In 10,719 innings on the field, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (7th in MLB). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 105 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Royals have 1,188 assists, 56 errors and have a total of 3,573 putouts so far this season.

Lugo (64-46 career record) has earned a 3.47 earned run average while giving up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.49 and he has gone up against 4,076 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 381 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.166 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. So far in his career, Lugo has allowed 881 base knocks while he has tallied 949 punch outs in 989 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-196)

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