Royals vs. Tigers Prediction: Kansas City Predicted to Win Friday's MLB Matchup [4/18/2025]

The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals are scheduled to meet in MLB action at Comerica Park on Friday, starting at 6:40PM ET.

Jackson Jobe (1-0, 3.00 ERA) will start on the mound for the Tigers, while the Royals have opted for Cole Ragans (1-0, 2.28 ERA).

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Royals as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Kansas City-Detroit game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Royals' chance of winning is 58%, while the Tigers' is 42%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Royals vs. Tigers predictions page.

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Royals vs. Royals Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's MLB matchup between the Royals and Tigers 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives the Royals a 58% chance of defeating the Tigers.

According to our model, the Tigers (+1.5) have a 57% chance of covering the run line, while the 7.5-run over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 10:28PM, Apr 18

Moneyline

Over / Under

Run Line

Royals

Win %

58%

42%

-142

+125

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Tigers

Royals KC

-142

Win %

58%

42%

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Tigers DET

+125

Cole Ragans 1-0, 2.28 ERA

Jackson Jobe 1-0, 3.00 ERA

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Royals vs. Tigers Odds [4/18/2025]

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Royals vs. Tigers Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's MLB action between the Tigers and Royals at Comerica Park is scheduled to commence at 6:40PM ET.

• Who: Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers
• Date: Friday, April 18, 2025
• Time: 6:40PM ET/3:40PM PT
• Venue: Comerica Park

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Conclusion

We predict the Royals, with a 58% win probability, will likely beat the Tigers on Friday.

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