Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, July 24, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

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

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (48-54) will take on the Kansas City Royals (43-60) on Friday. The odds on this game have Kansas City at +126 and Detroit is priced at -152. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Noah Cameron and Tarik Skubal.

Kansas City has a slugging % of .399 and have struck out 828 times, while being walked on 324 occasions. They have accrued 418 RBI's and 859 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is sitting at .248. The Royals have accumulated 189 two-baggers as a team and have hit 104 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 438 runs scored and have an OBP of .316. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.3 runs/g, which puts them at 21st in MLB.

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The Royals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.93 for the year (28th in the league), and the staff has rung up 780 hitters. Royals pitchers have conceded 139 home runs and also 534 runs (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 391 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.80 as a team this season. Kansas City has relinquished 914 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 497 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44.

Royals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 72 times in addition to having 101 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 43 holds for the year (25th in the league). The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 58.1% and have stepped onto the mound in 87 save situations. They have recorded 25 saves so far this year and have blown 18 of 43 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 103 runners so far this season with 35.9% of those players earned a run for their team. The Royals have dispatched 335 relievers to the mound this year.

The Kansas City Royals are sitting with 2,723 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 926 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which ranks 13th in baseball, and they have turned 92 double plays. The Royals have turned 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,169 innings, which has them sitting 22nd in baseball.

Cameron has taken the hill for 238 frames and has racked up 206 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Cameron (14-15 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.91 while he has faced 1,005 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.97 (105 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.255. He has given up 222 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 77 walks.

The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .400 and they score 4.25 runs per game (20th in the league). They have 149 two-baggers, while walking 358 times as well as putting up 433 runs. Detroit has a total of 125 home runs so far this year as well as 413 RBIs. They have struck out on 893 occasions (9th in MLB) and have 799 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have a team OBP of .312 as well as a team batting average of .235 this year.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.223 in addition to having a FIP of 3.82 as a staff on the campaign. They sit at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 790. The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 405 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.64 (364 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (860 strikeouts vs 310 walks). They have surrendered 100 HR's and they allow 4.05 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

They sit at 29th in the league with a save percentage of 47.5%, and they have sent 315 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 79 times in high leverage situations and also on 111 occasions with base runners. With 88 save situations, the Tigers have earned 46 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 40 save opportunities and they have walked away with 19 saves. Detroit bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.9% out of their 171 inherited base runners.

Out of their 8,097 innings on the field, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (8th in pro baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 71 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (12th in pro baseball). The Tigers have 881 assists, 46 errors and have amassed 2,699 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Skubal has allowed 680 base knocks while earning 987 strikeouts in 848 innings. Skubal (60-42 career win-loss mark) has a 3.06 ERA while allowing 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 288 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.017 and a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 5.39 and he has gone up against 3,377 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-152)

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