Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/31/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-130) Kansas City (+110)

The Detroit Tigers (78-57) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Kansas City Royals (69-65). The moneyline on this game has Detroit at -130 while Kansas City opens at +110. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tarik Skubal and Michael Wacha.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. They have notched a total of 650 runs while holding a team OBP of .318. The Tigers have tallied 207 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 173 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 625 runs batted in as well as 1,132 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is .249. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .423 and have struck out 1,191 times, while drawing a walk on 422 occasions.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.84 so far this year (10th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,154 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 151 long balls and also 565 runs in total (15th in baseball). They have walked 392 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.94 as a unit on the year. Detroit has conceded 1,080 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 511 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.94 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 144 times and also have had 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 61 holds on the campaign (24th in MLB). The Tigers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 66.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 117 save situations. They have accumulated 35 saves so far this season and have blown 18 of 53 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 199 base runners so far this year and 27.6% of them crossed the plate. The Tigers have dispatched 411 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Tigers have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,779 innings, which has them ranked 13th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 3,593 putouts this year, as well as 1,149 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which is 19th in baseball, and have a total of 108 double plays.

Skubal has taken the mound for 737 frames and has racked up 860 punch outs in his MLB career. Skubal (52-35 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.08 while going up against 2,941 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.13 (256 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.027. He has surrendered 593 hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 164 walks.

The Royals hold a slugging % of .394 and they are recording 3.90 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have hit 238 two-baggers, while walking 351 times and scoring 523 runs. Kansas City has hit 128 long balls on the campaign to go along with 514 RBIs. They have struck out on 913 instances (29th in the league) and have a total of 1,110 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated an OBP of .308 as well as a batting average of .247 this year.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.246 and have a FIP of 3.98 as a unit for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (1,045 strikeouts against 397 free passes). They rank 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,087. They have allowed 139 dingers and they relinquish 3.94 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 521 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.65 (483 earned runs relinquished).

Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.4% out of 183 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 145 times in high leverage situations and on 133 occasions with base runners. With 131 save situations, the Royals have 73 holds and 17 blown saves. They sit at 3rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.2%, and they have dispatched 448 relievers to the hill on the year. Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 57 save opportunities and they have come away with 40 saves.

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

Wacha (109-72 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.85 earned run average and has given up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and he has gone up against 6,740 batters during his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 685 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.272 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his pro baseball career, Wacha has surrendered 1,543 base hits while he has accumulated 1,398 strikeouts in 1,602 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-130)

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