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The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers both come into Tuesday night at 7-9, but the momentum is clearly leaning one way. Kansas City is trying to recover from a loss, while Detroit has won three straight and looks a little more settled heading into this one at Comerica Park. First pitch is set for 6:40 PM, and the weather setup looks mild enough with overcast skies and a light breeze, so this feels more like a pitching and matchup handicap than a weather game. The listed starters are Cole Ragans for Kansas City and Framber Valdez for Detroit. That makes this game a bit more complicated than the records suggest. Ragans has struggled early with a 5.91 ERA and

The San Francisco Giants open a road series Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park trying to stop a slide. San Francisco is 6-10, last in the NL West, and has dropped two straight. Cincinnati is 9-7, second in the NL Central, and even after a recent loss, this team has still won six of its last ten. First pitch is set for 6:40 PM ET in Cincinnati, and the matchup is a pretty clean one for bettors: Robbie Ray for the Giants against Brady Singer for the Reds. The market is basically a pick’em, with San Francisco around -111 and Cincinnati around -109. This game matters because the pitching gap looks bigger than the price. Ray has been excellent

The Ducks head to Grand Casino Arena on Tuesday night for an 8:00 p.m. ET start against the Wild, and the game has a slightly different feel now than it did 24 hours ago. Anaheim is 42-33-6 and third in the Pacific, but the real news is that the Ducks already clinched a playoff berth earlier Tuesday. Minnesota is 45-24-12, third in the Central, and trying to steady itself after three straight losses before the postseason begins. ESPN+ has the broadcast, and the market you provided makes this a short Wild favorite at home with a 6.5 total. That situational angle matters. Anaheim no longer needs this game to get in, so the urgency changes a bit, while Minnesota is

Colorado heads into Calgary on Tuesday night with the better record, the deeper roster, and still a little to play for in terms of rhythm heading into the postseason. Puck drop is set for 9:00 PM ET at Scotiabank Saddledome on ESPN+, and the Avalanche come in 53-16-11 after Monday’s 2-1 shootout win in Edmonton. Calgary is 33-38-9 and out of the playoff picture, though the Flames have at least been more respectable at home than their overall record suggests. The betting angle is not complicated at first glance. Colorado is the superior team at 5-on-5, it has been one of the league’s best road teams all season, and Calgary has spent most of the year trying to survive on