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A winning streak will be on the line for the Detroit Tigers on Saturday when they battle the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park.
Jeff Francis will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Lefthander Francis is 0-4 this season with a 5.09 ERA.
Francis's opponent in this one will be Brad Penny. The Tigers righthander has a 4.78 ERA to go along with a 3-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 139-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
The Royals were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Tigers. That made winners of bettors who got Detroit at -182 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
Detroit has won 6 straight games.
Detroit has won 6 straight games.
Team records:
Kansas City: 20-18 SU
Detroit: 21-18 SU
Kansas City: 20-18 SU
Detroit: 21-18 SU
Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 7-3
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a win are 8-2
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 7-3
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Kansas City is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Kansas City is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Next up:
Detroit home to Kansas City, Sunday, May 15
Detroit home to Kansas City, Sunday, May 15
