Sportsbooks don’t expect the Kansas City Royals (8-14), at +172 on the moneyline, to stop their six-game losing streak when they take on the Detroit Tigers (13-8), at -206, on Sunday at 1:40 p.m. ET. Detroit has Tarik Skubal starting things off, while Kansas City will send out Michael Wacha.

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Tigers vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-206)
• Underdog: Royals (+172)
• Over/under: 7

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have won 77.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (7-2).
• Detroit has played as moneyline favorites of -206 or shorter in only two games this season, which it won both.
• The Tigers have a 67.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Detroit has had an over/under set by bookmakers 21 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in nine of those games (9-11-1).
• The Tigers have a 13-8-0 record against the spread this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Spencer Torkelson paces the Tigers with seven home runs and 21 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB action, Torkelson’s home run total ranks third and his RBI tally ranks fifth.
• Torkelson takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .294 with two doubles, two home runs, four walks and nine RBI.
• Kerry Carpenter has a club-best .290 batting average.
• Carpenter ranks 20th in home runs and 65th in RBI this season.
• Carpenter enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .353 with a double.
• Zach McKinstry is hitting .262 with a double, two triples, a home run and 13 walks.
• McKinstry has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a double, six walks and an RBI.
• Trey Sweeney is batting .220 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and six walks.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The eight strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 22nd in the majors.
• Detroit has a 3.19 team ERA that ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in the majors (1.152).
• The Tigers allow the 15th-fewest home runs in baseball (22 total, one per game).
• Detroit struck out three Royals batters while giving up six hits in a 3-1 win in its last game.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• This season, the Royals have been the underdog 12 times and won two of those games.
• Kansas City has played as an underdog of +172 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The Royals have a 36.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in eight of its 22 games with a total.
• The Royals have an ATS record of 8-14-0 in 22 games with a spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .310 this season with two home runs, both tops among Kansas City hitters.
• Witt’s home run total ranks 106th in the big leagues, and he is 113th in RBI.
• Witt has hit safely in 12 straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .378 with four doubles, a home run, four walks and three RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is slugging .406 this season, with a team-best two homers while driving in 10 runs.
• Garcia is 106th among batters in the majors in homers, and 65th in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads the club in homers (two) and runs batted in (13) this season.
• Jonathan India has 16 hits and an OBP of .329 to go with a slugging percentage of .274 this season.
• India takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a double, two walks and an RBI.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
• Kansas City has pitched to a 3.67 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
• The Royals rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.293 WHIP this season.
• With just 20 homers allowed, the Royals rank 10th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Kansas City fell to the Tigers 3-1. Its pitchers compiled five strikeouts and five hits allowed.