Both the Detroit Tigers (10-8) and the Kansas City Royals (8-11) head into Thursday’s contest on losing streaks. The favored Tigers (-145) have lost two straight, while the underdog Royals (+122) have dropped their last three. Reese Olson starts for Detroit while Kansas City will counter with Michael Lorenzen.

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Tigers vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-145)
• Underdog: Royals (+122)
• Over/under: 8

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have compiled a 5-2 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 71.4% of those games).
• Detroit has won all five games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -145 or shorter.
• The Tigers have a 59.2% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Detroit has played in 18 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total eight times (8-9-1).
• The Tigers have collected a 10-8-0 record ATS this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Spencer Torkelson paces the Tigers in home runs (six), runs batted in (13) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .273.
• In MLB, Torkelson ranks fourth in home runs and 20th in RBI.
• Kerry Carpenter is hitting .268 with two doubles, five home runs and a walk.
• Carpenter ranks 15th in home runs and 52nd in RBI this year.
• Zach McKinstry has two triples, a home run and 10 walks while hitting .269.
• Dillon Dingler has two doubles, a triple and two home runs while hitting .311.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• Detroit has a 3.52 team ERA that ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Tigers have the sixth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.127).
• Tigers pitchers combine to allow the 20th-fewest home runs in baseball (21 total, 1.2 per game).
• Detroit struck out 11 Brewers batters while allowing eight hits in a 5-1 loss in its last game.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have entered the game as underdogs 10 times this season and won twice.
• Kansas City has played as an underdog of +122 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The implied probability of a win by the Royals, based on the moneyline, is 45%.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in seven of its 19 opportunities.
• The Royals are 8-11-0 against the spread in their 19 chances this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.310) and home runs (two) this season, while also chipping in with eight RBI.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Witt is 96th in home runs and 91st in RBI.
• Witt has safely hit in nine games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is batting .353 with four doubles, a home run, five walks and four RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is slugging .433 this season, with a team-best two homers while driving in nine runs.
• Garcia is 96th overall in homers and 74th in RBI this season.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in home runs with two and runs batted in with 11.
• Jonathan India has 11 hits and an OBP of .310 to go with a slugging percentage of .233 this season.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
• Kansas City has the fourth-best ERA (3.34) in the majors this season.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.239 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
• With 18 homers allowed, the Royals rank 12th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Kansas City suffered a 4-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out nine Yankees batters while allowing eight hits.