The Detroit Tigers (79-57) visit the Kansas City Royals (69-66) Saturday in the second game of their 3-game series. First pitch from Kauffman Stadium is at 7:15 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Tigers vs. Royals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Tigers lead 8-3.

The Tigers lead the AL Central over the second-place Royals by 9 1/2 games. They snapped a 4-game skid winning the series opener Friday night 5-3. SP Chris Paddack allowed 3 runs in the bottom of the first, but the Tigers got 2 in the top of the second and 2 more in the top of the fourth to take the lead. OF Riley Greene had 3 hits and 2 RBIs and OF Kerry Carpenter drove in a pair of runs as well.

The Royals are 3 games in

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