Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 8/31/2025 Today’s MLB Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Tigers vs Royals Prediction for this MLB game on Sunday, August 31st at the Kauffman Stadium in the third game of this series, with both teams being tied 1-1 wins. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLB matchup.

Kansas City Royals Preview

The Kansas City Royals have a 70-66 record this season and are sitting on the second place of the AL Central. The Royals have a 37-31 record and are 59-76 in over/under. They are coming off a 3-1 home victory over the Tigers, and are 3-1 in their last 4 games. They are playing the Twins and the Angels next.

The Royals have a .247 batting average this season, .308 OBP and .395 Slugging percentage. Kansas’ pitching staff has a 3.65 ERA and 1.25 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 158 hits, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .299 batting average. Vinnie Pasquantino leads the team in RBI, with 94, and a team-high 28 home runs.

Michael Wacha (R) is the projected starter for the Royals, and he has an 8-10 record, 3.39 ERA and 1.18 WHIP.

Detroit Tigers Preview

The Detroit Tigers have a 79-58 record this season and are sitting on the first place of the AL Central. The Tigers have a 35-33 road record and are 70-59 in over/under. They are coming off a 1-3 road defeat by the Royals, and are 1-5 in their last 6 games. Under is 3-0 in their last 3 games and are playing the White Sox and the Mets next.

The Tigers have a .250 batting average this season, .318 OBP and .422 slugging percentage. Detroit’s pitching staff has a 3.83 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 137 hits, adding team-highs both in RBI, with 101, and in home runs, with 32. He is also the team’s best hitter with a .269 batting average.

Tarik Skubal (L) is the projected starter for the Tigers, and he has a 11-4 record, 2.28 ERA and 0.87 WHIP.

Why the Kansas City Royals will win

The underdogs have won each of the Tigers’ last six games.
The Tigers have lost each of their last five games as favorites.
The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as road favorites following a loss.
The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Tigers’ last six games.
The Royals have led after 5 innings in three of their last four day games at Kauffman Stadium against American League opponents.
The Tigers have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games.
The Tigers have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against American League opponents.

Why the Detroit Tigers will win

The Tigers have won each of their last 11 games against AL Central opponents following a road loss.
The Royals have lost eight of their last nine home games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as underdogs against AL Central opponents following a win.
The Tigers have covered the run line in each of their last four games against the Royals following a loss.
The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five day games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
The Tigers have led after 3 innings in four of their last five day games against opponents that held a winning record.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Royals’ last six home games against AL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Nine of the Tigers’ last 11 day games against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last seven day games between the Tigers and Royals.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 11 of the Tigers’ last 12 day games against AL Central opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The Royals rank 2nd in the league for strikeouts against this season (926).
The Royals rank 29th in the league for walks this season (357).
The Tigers rank 30th in the league for steals this season (58).
The Tigers rank 3rd in the league for triples this season (31).

Tigers vs Royals Prediction

The Tigers are 4-2 in their last 6 head-to-head meetings against the Royals, and are 3-2 their last 5 visits in Kansas City. Under is 5-2 in their last 7 meetings.

In this Tigers vs Royals Prediction, the Tigers are coming as -179 road favorites. You simply cannot fade the Tigers whenever Skubal is on the mound, especially when he goes up against one of the weakest offenses in baseball. Skubal has returned to form after a mini slump, and has just one earned run in his last two starts, while Wacha for the Royals has at least two earned runs in each of his last four starts. The Royals bats are even weaker against left-handed pitching, so this game screams Detroit Tigers. Lay the juice and take the better team with the better pitcher to get the job done on the road.