Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+150) Detroit (-182)

The Detroit Tigers (11-8) will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (8-12) at Comerica Park on Sunday. The line on this matchup has Kansas City at +150 and Detroit is at -182. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Michael Wacha and Tarik Skubal.

As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are knocking in 3.0 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in baseball. They have racked up 59 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .277. The Royals have tallied 29 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 10 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 59 RBI's and 133 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .207. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .304 and have struck out 155 times, while taking a walk on 55 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.43 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. Royals pitchers have given up 18 long balls in addition to 78 runs in total (12th in the league). Kansas City has given up 155 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 68 earned runs. The Royals have a team ERA of 3.49 for the year (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 168 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 69 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.72 as a squad this season.

The Royals have sent 62 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 22 base runners so far this season with 36.4% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 6 saves on the season and have blown 3 out of their 9 save opportunities. The Royals relievers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 18 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 9 holds on the season (22nd in baseball). Royals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 16 times as well as having 20 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have converted 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,578 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 20th in baseball. The Houston Astros have accumulated 526 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 192 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 15th in the majors, and have accumulated 17 double plays.

Wacha has pitched in 1,474 frames and has earned 1,305 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.90 (639 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.282. He has allowed 1,422 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 468 free passes. Wacha (101-65 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.84 and he has faced 6,217 batters in the major leagues.

Detroit has a total of 20 home runs so far this season as well as 84 runs batted in. They have recorded 26 doubles, while walking 71 times and recording 87 runs. The Detroit Tigers have compiled a team OBP of .322 as well as a team batting average of .243 so far this year. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .393 and they average 4.58 runs per outing (11th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 182 instances (4th in the league) and have 155 hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 68 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.38 (62 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 21 homers and they allow 3.71 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.133 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (151 strikeouts against 57 bases on balls). They come in at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 130.

Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 6 save opportunities and they have come away with 5 saves. They rank 5th in the league with a save percentage of 83.3%, and they have sent 51 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 8 times in high leverage situations and on 16 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 20.0% out of their 20 inherited base runners. Sitting with 10 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 3 holds in addition to 1 blown save.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 11 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (5th in baseball). The Tigers have 157 assists, 7 errors and have accounted for 496 putouts this season. In their 1,488 innings on the field, the Tigers have earned a efficiency on defense of 74.4% (3rd in MLB).

In his career, Skubal has given up 493 base hits while he has earned 673 strikeouts in 594 innings. Skubal (43-33 career mark) is the owner of a 3.35 earned run average and has surrendered 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 221 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.070 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.71 and he has gone up against 2,402 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+150)

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