Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+102) Detroit (-122)

The Detroit Tigers (76-53) host the Kansas City Royals (65-62) at Comerica Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Royals at +102 and the Tigers are at -122. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael Wacha and Chris Paddack.

Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .391 and have struck out 863 times, while being walked on 321 occasions. They have amassed 467 RBI's and 1,029 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .246. The Royals have earned 221 doubles as a team and have hit 116 baseballs out of the park. They have 475 runs scored and have an OBP of .305. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are compiling 3.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in the league.

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The Royals hold a team ERA of 3.59 on the year (4th in MLB), and they have struck out 982 hitters. Royals pitchers have conceded 125 home runs in addition to 478 total runs (4th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 376 hitters and their FIP is 3.92 as a unit on the campaign. Kansas City has given up 1,004 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 444 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Royals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 70.6% and stepped onto the hill in 119 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 169 runners for the year and 27.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Royals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 124 times in addition to having 134 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 418 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have a total of 67 holds on the year (19th in the league). They have accumulated 36 saves this year and have blown 15 of their 51 chances to get a save.

The Royals have turned 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,017 innings, which has them sitting at 7th in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have a total of 3,339 putouts on the year, as well as 1,119 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 5th in professional baseball, and they have turned 99 double plays.

Wacha (109-71 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.79 while he has faced 6,716 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 1,535 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 495 walks. His earned run average is 3.84 (682 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.272. Wacha has taken the mound for 1,596 frames and has accounted for 1,394 punch outs during his career.

The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .423 and they tally 4.83 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have 197 two-baggers, while walking 394 times and racking up 614 runs. Detroit is sitting with 163 long balls so far this season as well as 592 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,120 occasions (4th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,069 hits. The Detroit Tigers have tallied a team OBP of .318 and a batting average of .250 for the season.

The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 524 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.80 (476 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 141 home runs and they concede 4.19 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.223 with a FIP of 3.93 as a unit so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (1,087 strikeouts vs 368 bases on balls). They are sitting at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,009.

Detroit relievers have an inherited score rate of 27.4% out of their 190 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 105 times in high leverage situations and also on 137 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 112 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 59 holds and also 16 blown saves. They sit at 6th in baseball holding a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 388 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 50 save opportunities and they have come away with 34 saves.

In their 10,137 innings played, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (13th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 99 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in baseball). The Tigers have accrued 1,073 assists, 60 errors and have earned 3,379 putouts on the campaign.

Paddack (31-35 career record) is the owner of a 4.55 earned run average and has allowed 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.28 and he has gone up against 2,329 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 281 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.208 and a FIP of 4.5. So far in his MLB career, Paddack has allowed 551 base knocks while earning 513 punch outs in 555 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (-122)

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