Courtesy of Oddshark.com
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals meet at Kauffman Stadium.
The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Justin Verlander in this game. Verlander has a 15-5 record and a 2.24 ERA this season.
The Royals will counter Verlander with Danny Duffy. Lefthander Duffy has a 5.05 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 220-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
The Tigers were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Royals. That made winners of bettors who got Detroit at -104 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Team records:
Detroit: 60-52 SU
Kansas City: 48-64 SU
Detroit: 60-52 SU
Kansas City: 48-64 SU
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a win are 4-6
Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Detroit are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a win are 4-6
Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Detroit are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Next up:
Kansas City home to Detroit, Sunday, August 7
Kansas City home to Detroit, Sunday, August 7