Tigers vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - August 22, 2026

Tigers at Royals

12:10 am • DSN
2 - 5
Starting Pitchers
pitcherteameraw-l
Noah Cameron logoN.CameronKansas City Royals logo4.119-8
Troy Melton logoT.MeltonDetroit Tigers logo2.768-5

Tigers at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Tigers
0-0
-1.5
-1.5+156
o8.5-108
-105
Royals
0-0
u8.5
+1.5-182
u8.5-111
-106
location pinSaturday 12:10 a.m.
August 22, 2026
Kauffman StadiumKansas City
Tigers vs. Royals Expert Picks
Scott Rickenbach
Scott Rickenbach
Last 30d: 83-88-2 (-16.0u)
Under 8.5-120
0.83u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 105-113-2 (-16.7u)
N.Cameron o5.5 Ks+105
0.95u
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Last 30d: 57-131-2 (-16.6u)
KC +105
0.53u
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Doug Ziefel
Doug Ziefel
Last 30d: 331-393-9 (+3.2u)
N.Cameron u5.5 Ks-120
0.5u
Collin Whitchurch
Collin Whitchurch
Last 30d: 82-107-1 (+0.7u)
KC +115
0.58u
Alex Hinton
Alex Hinton
Last 30d: 74-88-4 (-11.5u)
Under 8.5-105
0.95u
Wags Wins
Wags Wins
Last 30d: 183-171-1 (+4.2u)
Under 8.5-104
1.25u
Sean Zerillo
Sean Zerillo
Last 30d: 89-109-3 (-6.4u)
KC +105
0.53u
Bet to -115
Adam Kaufman
Adam Kaufman
Last 30d: 191-205-5 (-25.4u)
KC +105
1.05u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 105-113-2 (-16.7u)
Under 8.5-115
1u

Tigers vs. Royals Previews & Analysis

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Tigers vs. Royals Public Betting Percentages

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Tigers

Public

73%

Bets%

27%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Royals
76-8640-4136-4522-2950-57
Tigers
82-8042-3940-4142-4640-29

Over/Under History

overallhome o/uaway o/ufavorite o/uunderdog o/u
Royals
73-86-340-40-133-46-227-2445-59-3
Tigers
70-85-731-45-539-40-239-43-629-39-1

Straight-Up (ML) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Royals
69-9341-4028-5326-2540-67
Tigers
76-8642-3934-4748-4028-41

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Aug 20thATHW 6-2-1.5 WU 8.5KC -126
Aug 19thATHW 9-7-1.5 WO 8.5KC -177
Aug 18thATHW 4-3-1.5 LU 9KC -155
Aug 17thATHW 9-5-1.5 WO 9KC -180
Aug 16th@LAAW 3-0-1.5 WU 8.5KC -120

Royals vs. Tigers Injury Updates

Royals Injuries

  • Anthony Gose
    RP

    Gose is out with arm

    Out

Tigers Injuries

  • Reese Olson
    SP

    Olson is out with shoulder

    Out

  • Trey Sweeney
    SS

    Sweeney is out with shoulder

    Out

  • Sawyer Gipson-Long
    SP

    Gipson-Long is out with oblique

    Out

  • Beau Brieske
    RP

    Brieske is out with groin

    Out

Tigers vs. Royals Box Score
Tigers Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Troy Melton logoRT.Melton, P945.232
Enmanuel De Jesus logoLE.De Jesus, P20.100
Tyler Holton logoLT.Holton, P16111
Ty Madden logoRT.Madden, P14101
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Gleyber Torres logo1G.Torres, 2B0-5000
Hao-Yu Lee logo2H.Lee, 3B1-3000
Zach McKinstry logo2Z.McKinstry, PH1-2101
Zach McKinstry logo2Z.McKinstry, RF1-2101
Kevin McGonigle logo3K.McGonigle, SS2-4001
Kevin McGonigle logo3K.McGonigle, 3B2-4001
Dillon Dingler logo4D.Dingler, C0-5000
Eduardo Valencia logo5E.Valencia, DH0-2000
Colt Keith logo5C.Keith, PH1-1000
Colt Keith logo5C.Keith, DH1-1000
Spencer Torkelson logo6S.Torkelson, 1B0-1000
Ben Malgeri logo7B.Malgeri, RF0-1000
Brett Callahan logo7B.Callahan, PH0-2000
Brett Callahan logo7B.Callahan, RF0-2000
Brett Callahan logo7B.Callahan, LF0-2000
Max Clark logo8M.Clark, CF0-3100
Javier Baez logo9J.Baez, LF1-4000
Javier Baez logo9J.Baez, SS1-4000
Royals Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Noah Cameron logoLN.Cameron, P85520
Jose Cuas logoRJ.Cuas, P21100
John Schreiber logoRJ.Schreiber, P150.212
Steven Cruz logoRS.Cruz, P201.110
Nate Pearson logoRN.Pearson, P21110
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Carter Jensen logo1C.Jensen, C1-4111
Bobby Witt logo2B.Witt, SS2-4000
Jac Caglianone logo3J.Caglianone, RF0-4000
Salvador Perez logo4S.Perez, DH1-4000
Vinnie Pasquantino logo5V.Pasquantino, 1B2-4211
Nick Loftin logo6N.Loftin, 3B0-3000
Michael Massey logo7M.Massey, 2B1-4100
Isaac Collins logo8I.Collins, LF1-3000
Kyle Isbel logo9K.Isbel, CF2-4112

Tigers vs. Royals Odds Comparison

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Tigers at Royals Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
Tigers
0-0
N/A
N/A
Royals
0-0
N/A
N/A