Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

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

Comerica Park is the site where the Detroit Tigers (76-53) will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (66-62) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Kansas City at +110 and Detroit is sitting at -130. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Seth Lugo and Jack Flaherty.

Kansas City has a slugging rate of .393 and have been called out on strikes 884 times, while being walked on 335 occasions. They have amassed 481 RBI's as well as 1,052 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .246. The Royals have earned 225 doubles as a team and have smacked 122 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 489 runs while holding a team OBP of .307. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are earning 3.8 runs/g, which puts them at 29th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.60 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24. Royals pitchers have given up 128 home runs and also 490 runs in total (3rd in MLB). Kansas City has relinquished 1,030 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 452 earned runs. The Royals have an ERA of 3.57 this season (4th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,005 batters. They have walked 386 opposing players and their FIP is 3.92 as a team for the year.

Royals pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 128 times in addition to having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 71 holds so far this year (14th in MLB). The Royals relievers have earned a save rate of 70.4% and have come into the game in 126 save situations. They have tallied 38 saves this year and have blown 16 of 54 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 175 runners for the season and 27.4% of those players crossed the plate. The Royals have sent 429 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Royals have transformed 70.9% of balls in play into outs in their 10,260 innings on the field, which has them ranked 6th in baseball. The Houston Astros have amassed 3,420 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,152 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them sitting 5th in pro baseball, and they have turned 101 double plays.

Lugo (64-46 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.38 while facing 4,055 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 875 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 270 walks. His ERA is 3.43 (375 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.163. Lugo has pitched in 984 innings and is sitting with 944 K's in his MLB career.

The Detroit Tigers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .318 as well as a team batting average of .249 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,134 occasions (4th in the league) and have accounted for 1,081 hits. Detroit has accounted for 163 home runs on the year as well as 598 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .421 and they are scoring 4.82 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have 199 doubles, while walking 404 times and putting up 622 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 526 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.76 (478 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 142 homers and they surrender 4.13 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.215 and have a FIP of 3.90 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (1,109 strikeouts vs 373 walks). They rank 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,018.

Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 50 save opportunities and they have earned 34 saves. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball holding a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have sent 393 relievers to the hill on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 107 times in high leverage situations in addition to 137 occasions with base runners. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.4% out of 190 inherited runners. With 112 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 59 holds and also 16 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 101 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in the majors). The Tigers have 1,095 assists, 62 errors and have accumulated 3,436 putouts on the season. Out of their 10,308 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in professional baseball).

During his career, Flaherty has conceded 806 base hits while tallying 1,104 strikeouts in 960 innings pitched. He has allowed 401 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.195 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 3.23 and he has gone up against 3,995 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Flaherty (62-53 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.76 ERA and has allowed 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+110)

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