Notable bet/money split in Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers: a 18-point gap on Detroit Tigers.
| Market | Side | Bet % | Money % | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | Kansas City Royals | 8% | 26% | +230 |
| Detroit Tigers | 92% | 74% | -260 | |
| Run line | Kansas City Royals +1.5 | 13% | 8% | even |
| Detroit Tigers -1.5 | 87% | 92% | -115 | |
| Total | Over 7.5 | 83% | 83% | even |
| Under 7.5 | 17% | 17% | -115 |
Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers shows a meaningful bet/money divergence on the moneyline market — not the biggest split on the slate, but worth a look. 92% of bets are on Detroit Tigers while only 74% of dollars are on the same side — a 18-point gap.
A 10 to 20-point gap is the band where the data starts to mean something but doesn't yet scream. It usually means a handful of larger bets landed on Kansas City Royals without the public catching on yet, or the public is leaning on a side that the market doesn't fully respect. Either way, the money side here is Kansas City Royals, and the price reflects what the books think of that lean.
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Public favorites still win plenty of games — they are usually the better team. Where the public underperforms is against the spread on big-name teams in nationally televised games.
In our season-to-date sample, the side with more money than bets covers slightly more than half the time. The edge grows with the size of the bet/money gap.
When the bet count and the dollars don't agree, the dollars usually carry the sharper signal. A 18pp gap means the average bet on Detroit Tigers is smaller than the average bet on the other side.
Look for 15+ point gaps where the money is on the unpopular side. Those are the games where the average bet size is doing the talking.
Bet% is the share of tickets wagered on a side. Money% is the share of dollars. They diverge when one side draws bigger bets per ticket than the other.
Sharp money is wagering activity from sophisticated, high-volume bettors. It shows up as a money percentage that exceeds the bet percentage on the same side — bigger checks per ticket on the contrarian view. See our methodology →
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Last updated: October 21, 2026 at 7:04 PM UTC
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