Tigers vs Royals Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Kauffman Stadium. The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Rick Porcello in this game. Porcello has a 7-11 record and a 5.20 ERA this season. It'll be Bruce Chen toeing the rubber for the Royals in this contest. Lefthander Chen is 8-7 with a 4.95 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ryan Raburn homered and drove in a pair of runs as the Tigers beat the Royals 9-5 in 11 innings on Friday. The Tigers won the game as +158 underdogs, while the 14 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Ryan Perry pitched two scoreless innings to pick up the win for the Tigers on the mound. Ryan Perry pitched two scoreless innings to pick up the win for the Tigers on the mound. Current streak: Detroit has won 2 straight games. Kansas City has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 67-68 SU Kansas City: 56-78 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Saturday are 2-8 Before playing Kansas City are 8-2 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Detroit are 3-7 After playing Detroit are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City Detroit is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Kansas City home to Detroit, Sunday, September 5 YouTube betting videos and sports betting podcasts are all part of the sports betting information on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network.