Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/16/26

The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers finish a series on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers have won both games so far, both by a score of 2-1. Detroit has now won 5 games in a row, and they definitely caught the Royals at the perfect time. Kansas City is the worst offensive team in the league, scoring barely 3 runs per game. They have only been above 2 runs in a game once in their last 8 tries. Their best player has reached base 27 times this season, but only scored one run. Under no circumstances should we be betting an over in a Royals game right now. Give me the under.

This game also has weather issues. They will get it in eventually, but there is rain in the area in the early afternoon. So we have a game is wet and cool conditions, with at least one offense that refuses to score. The Tigers will likely struggle at the dish too, as they face lefty Kris Bubic. Bubic isn’t all that great necessarily, but Detroit is hitting .191 against lefties so far this season. If you are looking for offense on Wednesday, it will be a pure accident if you find it in this game. Take the under.

Royals vs Tigers best bet: Under 8.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to 8.

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