Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Picks, Odds & Player Props

MLB - FINAL

@ Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Detroit Tigers logo
FINAL
Kansas City Royals logo

Detroit Tigers
3

Kansas City Royals
4

Best Odds

Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Picks and Predictions: May 8, 2026

Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Picks and Predictions: May 8, 2026 - Nate Hornung

Consensus Picks

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FINAL

Projected Winner

Kansas City Royalsto win
Confidence51.38%(Coin flip)
Rating edgeClear edge
Detroit Tigers logo

Detroit Tigers

48.6%

BN Fair Odds

+106

Starting Pitcher

Keider Montero

Kansas City Royals logo

Kansas City Royals

51.4%

BN Fair Odds

-106

Starting Pitcher

Kris Bubic

Team Ratings

DET (Away)vsKC (Home)

Strong72

Pitcher

Above Avg55
Average40

Bullpen

Average47
Average49

Defense

Strong78
Average43

Offense

Below Avg40
Weak (0–25)
Below Avg (25–40)
Average (40–55)
Above Avg (55–70)
Strong (70+)

Projection is based on current pitcher, bullpen, defense and offense ratings. Ratings are percentile-based from 0–100.

Betting Records

DET

DET

KC

KC

17 - 21(17th)

6 - 15

Wins

Away/Home

(24th)16 - 21

11 - 9

18 - 20 - 0(17th)

7 - 14 - 0

ATS

Away/Home

(24th)16 - 21 - 0

12 - 8 - 0

18 - 15 - 5(26th)

10 - 9 - 2

Ov / Un

Away/Home

(19th)19 - 14 - 4

13 - 6 - 1

Batting Stats

DET

DET

KC

KC
4.21
Runs / Game
4.21
0.310
Stolen Bases / Game
0.760
1.200
Home Runs / Game
1.020
0.236
Batting Average
0.246
0.711
On Base %
0.712
0.398
Slugging %
0.397
1.110
OBPS
1.110

Fielding Stats

DET

DET

KC

KC
0.45
Errors / Game
0.48
0.987
Fielding %
0.987

Pitching Stats

DET

DET

KC

KC
0.232
Batting Average Against
0.262
0.378
Slugging % Against
0.445
0.982
On Base % Against
0.983
0.254
Strike Out %
0.223
0.644
Strike %
0.626
0.356
Ball %
0.374

Last 5 Games

DETDET

Result

ATS

Total

@ KC

L3 - 4

L-1.5

P7

vs BOS

L4 - 0

L-1.5

8

vs BOS

L10 - 3

L-1.5

11

vs BOS

L5 - 4

W+1.5

5

vs TEX

W1 - 7

W-1.5

P8

KCKC

Result

ATS

Total

vs DET

W3 - 4

W+1.5

P7

vs CLE

L8 - 5

W+3.5

9

vs CLE

L3 - 1

L-1.5

8

vs CLE

W3 - 5

W+1.5

7

vs CLE

W2 - 6

W-1.5

9

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