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5-5
KC -0.2 vs DET -0.3 margin
KC brings the hotter last-ten margin into this matchup tonight with balance.
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Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals
DET
DET
61-66
PregameFri, 8:10 PM EDTMLB.TV
KC
KC
54-74
Verdict
Pass · no edge tonight.
The model doesn't see daylight against the posted line on this game. We don't surface negative-EV picks; check the drill-down for sub-model context.
Why this matchup
1 signal · model + marketKauffman Stadium · Kansas City, Missouri
Drill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Drill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Pregame · scouting report
The matchup, end-to-end.
Probable starters, projected lineups, head-to-head this season, our model edge against the market — every angle on one surface.
Away starter
Troy Melton
SP · #52
7-1
W-L
1.71
ERA
0.97
WHIP
73
K
84.1
IP
Last 3 starts
vsCHW-4.1 IP3 ER4 K
@SF-6.0 IP0 ER5 K
@SEAW(7-1)7.0 IP0 ER4 K
Home starter
Noah Cameron
SP · #65
7-8
W-L
4.16
ERA
1.22
WHIP
126
K
138.1
IP
Last 3 starts
@LAAW(7-8)9.0 IP0 ER8 K
@LAD-5.2 IP4 ER2 K
vsMINW(6-8)8.0 IP1 ER9 K
Vegas line
Lines post once a sportsbook releases them.
Model edge
Win prob45% / 55%
LeanHome · 5pp
ConfidenceLean
Head to head
SeriesDET leads series 6-4
TypeRegular Season Series
Scouting report · pre-game
KC vs DET.
KC enters on a 4-game win streak; DET is 4-6 over its last 10.
54.6%
model · KC win prob
Recent form
- KC5–5-0.2
- DET4–6-0.3
Situational
- KC2d rest
- DET2d rest
- +0.0d differential
Rest is even. KC has 0 straight road games; DET has 3.
Model angle
Weather and park add about 0.1 runs from the total environment.
- ▲Weather + park+0.1pp
Players to watch
- Noah CameronKC5.5strikeouts · ±3.4
Noah Cameron · 5.5 K · last-10 5.6 vs season 5.3.
- Michael WachaKC4.6strikeouts · ±2.2
Michael Wacha · 4.6 K · last-10 4.5 vs season 4.7.
- Framber ValdezDET4.4strikeouts · ±2.8
Framber Valdez · 4.4 K · last-10 4.4 vs season 4.4.
Head-to-head · 2-2 · last 4
KC is 2-2 in the recent head-to-head sample.
- 2026-07-23KC @ DET3–4
- 2026-07-24KC @ DET1–2
- 2026-07-25KC @ DET3–2
- 2026-07-26KC @ DET5–4
Aggregated from r107 anatomy · r109 CLV history · r112 calibration · r118 line moves · r124 player projections · refreshes every 5 minutes
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
3 sub-models, blended.
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
54.0%
ensemble · KC favored
Elo Static
52.0%
P(KC win)
33%
weight
Elo Pitching
49.1%
P(KC win)
33%
weight
Bullpen Park
51.8%
P(KC win)
34%
weight
Disagreement
1.32 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
91% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
Player projections
KC vs DET.
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
123
projections · 102 high confidence
Strikeouts
- Troy MeltonDET5.6± 2.5low
- Noah CameronKC5.5± 3.4high
- Michael WachaKC4.6± 2.2high
Hits
- Jac CaglianoneKC1.5± 1.2high
- Brett CallahanDET1.3± 0.8low
- Gleyber TorresDET1.1± 1.0high
Total bases
- Brett CallahanDET3.0± 2.7low
- Jac CaglianoneKC2.8± 3.6high
- Eduardo ValenciaDET2.1± 1.9high
RBIs
- Brett CallahanDET1.7± 0.8low
- Jac CaglianoneKC1.1± 1.9high
- Eduardo ValenciaDET0.9± 1.3high
Earned runs
- Connor ThomasKC5.0± 7.5low
- Seth LugoKC3.3± 2.1high
- Framber ValdezDET2.8± 2.0high
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
Matchup · 2026
Team rate stats vs league
MLB Stats API
DET
league avg
KC
.725
OPS
◀
.719
.708
.319
OBP
◀
.318
.313
4.54
Runs / G
◀
4.50
4.18
3.57
Team ERA
◀
4.17
4.79
1.21
WHIP
◀
1.30
1.41
8.3
K / 9
◀
8.5
7.5
The One modelLean
Fri, Aug 21DET
Tigers
64-81
vs54.6%KC
KC★
Royals
66-82
DET 45.4%win prob54.6% KC
KC 1478 · DET 1488Box score→
Data via ESPN · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant
