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Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers
The Kansas City Royals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
The Royals will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Michael Lorenzen in this game. Lorenzen has a 1-2 record and a 3.71 ERA this season.
The Tigers will counter Lorenzen with Reese Olson. Right hander Olson has a 6.00 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Tigers as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Tigers were a 5-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Brewers. That made winners of bettors who got Milwaukee at -145 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Kansas City lost its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Yankees on April 16. Bettors who backed the Yankees at -155 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Kansas City:
Team record: 8-11 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Kansas City is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 11 games
Detroit:
Team record: 10-8 SU
Detroit is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Detroit is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Next up:
Kansas City at Detroit Friday, April 18