Tigers vs. Royals prediction: Detroit favored to win Saturday's MLB matchup [8/30/2025]

The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers are scheduled to meet in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, starting at 7:15PM ET.

Stephen Kolek (4-5, 4.18 ERA) will be on the bump for the Royals, up against Jack Flaherty (7-13, 4.87 ERA) for the Tigers.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced MLB model predicts the Tigers as the most likely winner of today's game.

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Royals vs. Tigers prediction: Who will win, cover the run line?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's MLB game between the Tigers and Royals 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives the Tigers a 51% chance of beating the Royals.

According to our model, the Royals (+1.5) have a 61% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 9 runs has a 52% chance of going over.

Tigers vs. Royals odds [8/30/2025]

We have researched the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Tigers	Royals
Run Line	-1.5 (+136)	+1.5 (-155)
Moneyline	-120	+104
Total	o9 (-107)	u9 (-106)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Tigers vs. Royals picks and best bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Tigers vs. Royals matchup is on the run line.

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Tigers vs. Royals game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's MLB matchup between the Royals and Tigers at Kauffman Stadium is scheduled to begin at 7:15PM ET.

• Who: Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals
• Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
• Time: 7:15PM ET/4:15PM PT
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict the Tigers, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat the Royals on Saturday.

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