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Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals — 2026-08-21

8:10 PM ETKauffman StadiumSP: Troy Melton vs Noah CameronMLBFINAL
Recap

Kansas City Royals won 5-2 over Detroit Tigers on 2026-08-21. Our pre-game pick missed. Margin of 3 runs.

Model prediction (pre-game)

Detroit Tigers
53%
Kansas City Royals
47%
Projected
Tigers 4.5 - 4.4 Royals

What our model sees

Our MLB model rates Detroit Tigers as the more likely winner at 53%. The driver is a 46-point Elo gap (1500 vs 1455) reflecting roster strength, recent results, and quality-of-opposition adjustments. Kansas City Royals would need above-baseline variance to flip the script. This page auto-updates with the final score and our recap once the game ends.

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What we said before the game

Pre-game model: Detroit Tigers 53% / Kansas City Royals 47%. Projected Detroit Tigers 4.5 — 4.4 Kansas City Royals.

Our MLB model rates Detroit Tigers as the more likely winner at 53%. The driver is a 46-point Elo gap (1500 vs 1455) reflecting roster strength, recent results, and quality-of-opposition adjustments. Kansas City Royals would need above-baseline variance to flip the script. This page auto-updates with the final score and our recap once the game ends.

Our model said X. Here's what happened.

Pre-game call: Detroit Tigers ML at -108 at -108. Pre-game: model 57.0% vs market 51.6% implied, a +5.5pp edge.

What happened: Detroit Tigers 2 @ Kansas City Royals 5.

Bet returned -1.50u on 1.5u risked.

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