The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers meet in a matinee on Friday in a key American League Central Division matchup in Detroit. The Royals (16-10), who are 13-8 against right-handed starters this season, are 7-6 in day games in 2024. The Tigers (14-11), who are 10-11 against righties, are 9-8 during the day. Detroit has had Kansas City's number of late, winning 10 of 13 games against the Royals a year ago.

First pitch is set for 1:10 p.m. ET from Comerica Park in Detroit. The Tigers are the -126 money-line favorites (risk $126 to win $100) in the latest Royals vs. Tigers odds, while Kansas City is the +107 underdog. The over/under for total runs scored is 7.5. Before you make any Royals vs. Tigers picks or MLB predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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The model knows Detroit is expected to send right-hander Reese Olson (0-3, 3.80 ERA) to the mound. Olson has pitched well in three of his four starts. In his last outing, a 4-3 loss at Minnesota on Saturday, Olson allowed five hits, four runs – two earned – with two walks and four strikeouts in five innings of work. He allowed just one earned run on six hits in a 1-0 loss to Texas on April 15. In that game, he walked one and struck out eight. In two career starts against Kansas City, he has no record, but a 3.09 ERA with three walks and 15 strikeouts.

The model also knows Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez has been on a roll, with hits in eight of the past 10 games, including a four-game hitting streak. In 24 games this season, he is batting .352 with four doubles, six homers, 23 RBI and 11 runs scored. He was 6-for-13 in the four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays this past week. Perez has always hit Tigers pitching well. In 94 career games against Detroit, he is batting .269 with 18 doubles, one triple, 22 homers and 66 RBI.

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