Tigers-Royals Lines Preview

The division rival Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals are set to renew hostilities on Tuesday when they meet at Kauffman Stadium. The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Edwin Jackson in this game. Jackson has a 4-2 record and a 2.55 ERA this season. Jackson's opponent in this one will be Zach Greinke. The Royals righthander has a 0.82 ERA to go along with a 7-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Miguel Cabrera had four hits and three RBI on Monday afternoon as the Tigers got past the Royals 13-1 in a laugher. The Tigers easily won as -138 road favorites in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (8). Curtis Granderson and Brandon Inge each picked up three hits in that win for the Tigers. Justin Verlander tossed seven scoreless innings. Team records: Detroit: 25-18 SU Kansas City: 22-23 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Kansas City are 2-8 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Detroit are 5-5 After playing Detroit are 6-4 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games Detroit is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games Detroit is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Kansas City's last 15 games when playing Detroit The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 13 games Next up: Kansas City home to Detroit, Wednesday, May 27