Tigers vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - May 9, 2026

Tigers at Royals

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Starting Pitchers
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Michael Wacha logoM.WachaKansas City Royals logo3.485-5
Burch Smith logoB.SmithDetroit Tigers logo3.180-2

Tigers at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Tigers
34-45
+1.5
+1.5-180
o9-113
+116
Royals
34-46
u9.5
-1.5+147
u9-105
-136
location pinSaturday 11:10 p.m.
May 09, 2026
Kauffman StadiumKansas City
Tigers vs. Royals Expert Picks
Top Shelf Action 🥃
Top Shelf Action 🥃
Last 30d: 7-12-2 (-3.7u)
J.Caglianone To Hit 1+ Home Runs Yes+675
0.03u
#EV 3%
B.Witt To Hit 1+ Home Runs Yes+500
0.6u
#EV 9.41%
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 320-265-11 (+57.1u)
B.Witt o0.5 HR+375
0.38u
KC -130
1u
Adam Kaufman
Adam Kaufman
Last 30d: 83-99-0 (-31.6u)
KC -130
1u

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Tigers vs. Royals Public Betting Percentages

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Tigers

Public

35%

Bets%

65%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

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Royals
35-4519-2216-2314-2120-24
Tigers
38-4123-1615-2518-2320-15

Over/Under History

overallhome o/uaway o/ufavorite o/uunderdog o/u
Royals
38-41-121-19-117-2221-1417-26-1
Tigers
34-42-316-21-218-21-119-20-214-20-1

Straight-Up (ML) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Royals
34-4619-2215-2416-1917-27
Tigers
34-4522-1712-2821-2013-22

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
May 8thDETW 4-3-1.5 LU 8.5KC -149
May 7thCLEL 5-8-1.5 LO 9.5CLE -130
May 6thCLEL 1-3-1.5 LU 7.5CLE -140
May 5thCLEW 5-3+1.5 WO 7.5KC -103
May 4thCLEW 6-2-U 9KC -120

Royals vs. Tigers Injury Updates

Royals Injuries

    Tigers Injuries

    • Reese Olson
      P

      Olson is out with shoulder

      Out

    • Jackson Jobe
      P

      Jobe is out with elbow

      Out

    • Trey Sweeney
      IF

      Sweeney is out with shoulder

      Out

    • Sawyer Gipson-Long
      P

      Gipson-Long is out with oblique

      Out

    • Beau Brieske
      P

      Brieske is out with groin

      Out

    Tigers vs. Royals Box Score
    Tigers Player Stats
    Projected
    PITCHERPCIPKER
    Burch Smith logoRB.Smith, P110.102
    Tyler Holton logoLT.Holton, P131.200
    Ty Madden logoRT.Madden, P87653
    HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
    Kevin McGonigle logo1K.McGonigle, SS1-3100
    Matt Vierling logo2M.Vierling, CF0-4000
    Colt Keith logo3C.Keith, 3B0-3000
    Hao-Yu Lee logo3H.Lee, PH0-1000
    Hao-Yu Lee logo3H.Lee, 3B0-1000
    Riley Greene logo4R.Greene, LF1-3001
    Dillon Dingler logo5D.Dingler, DH0-4000
    Kerry Carpenter logo6K.Carpenter, RF1-1000
    Wenceel Perez logo6W.Perez, RF0-3000
    Spencer Torkelson logo7S.Torkelson, 1B1-4000
    Zach McKinstry logo8Z.McKinstry, 2B0-3000
    Jake Rogers logo9J.Rogers, C0-3000
    Royals Player Stats
    Projected
    PITCHERPCIPKER
    Michael Wacha logoRM.Wacha, P89760
    Matt Strahm logoLM.Strahm, P18111
    Steven Cruz logoRS.Cruz, P15120
    HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
    Maikel Garcia logo1M.Garcia, 3B1-3100
    Bobby Witt logo2B.Witt, SS1-4112
    Vinnie Pasquantino logo3V.Pasquantino, 1B1-4000
    Salvador Perez logo4S.Perez, DH0-3000
    Carter Jensen logo5C.Jensen, C1-2100
    Jac Caglianone logo6J.Caglianone, RF1-3100
    Lane Thomas logo7L.Thomas, LF0-3000
    Michael Massey logo8M.Massey, 2B1-3113
    Kyle Isbel logo9K.Isbel, CF0-3000

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    Tigers at Royals Team Totals

    MatchupOverUnder
    Tigers
    34-45
    N/A
    N/A
    Royals
    34-46
    N/A
    N/A