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

Tigers at Royals

11:10 pm • DSN
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Starting Pitchers
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Michael Wacha logoM.WachaKansas City Royals logo3.329-10
Burch Smith logoB.SmithDetroit Tigers logo3.180-2

Tigers at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Tigers
0-0
+1.5
+1.5-180
o9-113
+116
Royals
0-0
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
Topper
Topper
Last 30d: 201-201-7 (-14.0u)
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: 113-106-2 (-0.3u)
B.Witt o0.5 HR+375
0.38u
KC -130
1u
Adam Kaufman
Adam Kaufman
Last 30d: 150-163-1 (-21.2u)
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

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
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

  • 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
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

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