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Major League Baseball (MLB) might not be the most popular sport in the world to wager on, but it still presents a really good betting option. MLB betting comes in many different forms, and this is a season that presents plenty of betting opportunities as well.

Major League Baseball was founded all the way back in 1876, but the league has obviously gone through some major changes since that time. Most of the major rules are still in place, but the way that the game is played is now much different.

There are currently 30 teams in MLB, and every team plays 162 games during the regular season. MLB games typically start at the end of March, or early April, and the World Series wraps up during the first week of November.

MLB teams are split up into leagues and divisions, but there is now more crossover games than ever before. The American League and National League now operate under the same basic rules, and that keeps things similar regardless of what league you are looking at.

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<p>At 1:10 PM ET, the Tigers and Royals will face off in an AL Central matchup. This one is being played at Comerica Park in Detroit and features a forecasted temperature of 41 degrees under clear skies. Kansas City is 16-10 this season, while the Tigers are 14-11.</p>

<p>Friday's starting pitching matchup is Seth Lugo for the Royals and Reese Olson for the Tigers. Looking at the odds, the over/under line is at 8 runs, and the Tigers are the slight favorite at -116. MLBN is carrying TV coverage for today's game.</p><h3>KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS DETROIT TIGERS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Kansas City Royals Moneyline -104</p><p>This game will be played at Comerica Park at 1:10 ET on Friday, April 26th.</p><h3>HOW TO BET THE ROYALS VS TIGERS:</h3><ul><li>We have the Royals winning by a score of 5 to 4</li><li>However, if you're looking for a run line pick, we like the Tigers to cover</li><li>As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over</li></ul><h3>Royals Records & Stats</h3><p>Led by a big game by Salvador Perez at the plate, the Royals are coming off a 2-1 win over the Blue Jays to close out their series. Perez went 1/2 with a homer and two RBIs. The Royals really only needed one big inning, as they scored both of their runs in the 1st inning. Kansas City was the slight underdog at -106 going into the game.</p>

<p>Cole Ragans got the start for the Royals, going five innings and giving up just one run on three hits. He only had four strikeouts in the outing and got the win.</p><p>Kansas City is 16-10 overall this year, and they have won three straight games. These three wins have them 2.5 games behind the Guardians for the AL Central lead. The Royals are 7-3 against other AL Central teams this year.</p>

<p>The Royals have an overall series record of 4-4 this year, and they won their most recent series vs. the Blue Jays. So far, they have been good at home, putting together a 12-5 record. On the road, they are 4-5 this year.</p><p>When the Royals are favored, they are 5-4 against the run line. They are 11-6 as the underdog, and their average run margin in losing games is -2.6.</p><p>With an Over/Under record of 8-17 on the season, the Kansas City Royals have been trending towards the under. Their games have averaged 7.7 runs per game, and their games have had an average O/U line of 8 runs. Their last five games have all gone under the total, and the O/U line for today's game against the Detroit Tigers is set at 8 runs.</p><p>Seth Lugo has started the season with a 2-1 record, and he will be on the road against the Tigers. Lugo has been solid in his first three starts, as he has yet to allow more than two earned runs in a start. He is coming off a start against the Orioles where he went 5 1/3 innings and struck out nine, but took the loss.</p><p>Salvador Perez has been the Royals best hitter so far this season, batting .352 with a team-high seven homers and 25 RBIs, which is 2nd in the league. He has also been on fire of late, going 9/20 in his last six games with two homers and eight RBIs. Perez has also put together a four-game hitting streak. Bobby Witt Jr. is also swinging a hot bat, hitting .308 for the season.</p>

<p>Overall, the Royals are 12th in the league in scoring at 4.6 runs per game. They have been a much better offensive team at home this season, averaging 5.2 runs per game. As a team, the Royals are batting just .237, which is 14th in the league, and have the 2nd fewest strikeouts in the league.</p><h3>Tigers Records & Stats</h3><p>The Tigers will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Rays with a 7-5 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 9th inning before the Rays scored three runs in the bottom of the 9th. Detroit was the -113 favorite on the money line going into the game.</p>

<p>Jack Flaherty had a rough outing, giving up four earned runs on seven hits and issuing three walks. The Tigers also wasted a big game from Matt Vierling, who went 2/4 with a run scored and two RBIs.</p><p>Detroit will host the Royals today with an overall record of 14-11, and they are 4th in the AL Central, four games behind the Guardians for the division lead. So far, they have been good against other teams in the AL Central, putting together a record of 7-3. The Tigers dropped the first game of their series vs. the Rays but won the final two games of the series.</p>

<p>At home, the Tigers are just 4-7 this year, but they have been good on the road, going 10-4. As the underdog, the Tigers have won three straight, and they are 8-6 as the underdog overall. Detroit's overall series record is 4-2-2, and they have won two straight series overall, with both of those coming on the road.</p><p>The Tigers have a run line record of 11-14, with a run line record of 9-5 on the road and 2-9 at home. Their average run margin is +0.3 runs per game, but they have a scoring margin of +1.4 runs per game on the road and -1.2 runs per game at home. They have covered the run line in five straight games as the underdog, but are just 1-10 against the run line as the favorite.</p><p>The Detroit Tigers have had an over/under record of 11-13 this season, with an average over/under line of 8 runs per game. Their games have averaged 7.8 runs per game, and when the line has been set at 8 runs, they have gone over the total in 2 games, under in 4, and pushed in 1. Overall, 28% of their games have had higher lines than 8 runs, while 44% have had lower lines.</p><p>Reese Olson is getting the start for the Tigers at home against the Royals. He has started three games so far this season, and he has taken the loss in each of them. In his last start, he went 5 innings and gave up 4 runs on 5 hits.</p><p>Mark Canha and Riley Greene have been two of the Tigers' top power threats this season, as they are both tied for the team lead with five home runs. Canha has gone 9/27 in his last eight games, with two homers, and Kerry Carpenter has also been swinging a hot bat, going 11/36 in his last nine games. Carpenter is 2nd on the team in batting average (.289) and has three homers so far.</p>

<p>As a team, the Tigers are averaging 4 runs per game, which is 19th in the league. They have been slightly better on the road (4.4 runs per game) than at home (3.5). Overall, they are batting just .221 and have the league's 13th worst home run total.</p>

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