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Sunday night baseball greets us with the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers wrapping up a weekend series.
Two concerning pitcher profiles will be on display, but one stands out significantly more than the other.
Read all about it in my Royals vs. Tigers predictions and MLB picks for Sunday Night Baseball on May 10.
Who will win Tigers vs Royals today: Tigers (+110)
This is all about the Kansas City Royals' pitching.
Noah Cameron has a 6.32 expected ERA for a reason. The biggest reason is he’s survived pretty much exclusively on his fastball, with several underlying metrics screaming he’s overperforming even his already bad ERA. Given these factors, the Detroit Tigers should punish him.
This presents a strong opportunity for Detroit. Riley Greene (.385 xwOBA), Dillon Dingler (.396 xwOBA), and Kevin McGonigle (.390 xwOBA) are all capable of doing real damage against this profile. I’d play this to -110.
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COVERS INTEL:
Noah Cameron's .455 xwOBA in 2026 is one of the worst marks among active starters
Tigers vs Royals Over/Under pick: Over 8 (-118)
I projected this total at 9.4, would play it to 9.0, and I’m making this my fourth two-unit play of the year.
Hanifee is likely an opener for a presumed bullpen game, but he’s already shown this season he can go multiple innings. Either way, he’ll eventually turn things into a bullpen that isn’t the most rested.
Circling back to Cameron, his pitching run value ranks in the 5th percentile, and his breaking ball sits in the 2nd. That makes him too overly dependent on a fastball-cutter combination against a Tigers lineup that knows how to manufacture runs.
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ML/RL bets: 14-14, +0.01 units
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Over/Under bets: 18-11, +8.72 units
Tigers vs Royals odds
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Moneyline: Tigers +109 | Royals -121
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Run line: Tigers +1.5 (-155) | Royals -1.5 (+140)
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Over/Under: Over 8.5 (-115) | Under 8.5 (+105)
Tigers vs Royals trend
The Detroit Tigers have hit the team total Over in 13 of their last 20 games (+5.50 Units / 23% ROI). Find more MLB betting trends for Tigers vs. Royals.
How to watch Tigers vs Royals and game info
Location
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Date
Sunday, May 10, 2026
First pitch
7:20 p.m. ET
TV
Peacock
Tigers starting pitcher
Brenan Hanifee
(0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Royals starting pitcher
Noah Cameron
(2-2, 5.40 ERA)
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