Data Skrive:
The Kansas City Royals (9-4) and Bobby Witt Jr., coming off a four-hit game, are underdogs (+104) on the moneyline and will look to upset the New York Mets (5-7) on Friday at 7:10 PM ET on BSKC. Luis Severino will get the ball for New York while Kansas City will counter with Michael Wacha.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $36.26
Mets to win vs Royals -123
Mets vs. Royals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Mets (-123)
- Underdog: Royals (+104)
- Over/under: 8
Mets vs. Royals Betting Insights
- The Mets have been chosen as favorites in seven games this year and have walked away with the win two times (28.6%) in those games.
- New York has a record of 1-4 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -123 or more on the moneyline.
- The Mets have an implied victory probability of 55.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Royals have won 55.6% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (5-4).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +104 or longer, Kansas City has a 2-3 record (winning 40% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Royals’ implied win probability is 49%.
Mets vs. Royals Hitting Leaders
- Brandon Nimmo leads New York in runs batted in with 10 and has a batting average of .233.
- Nimmo is 43rd in homers and 21st in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
- Starling Marte has 13 hits and an OBP of .340 to go with a slugging percentage of .354 this season.
- Witt Jr. has a team-high batting average of .358, and paces the Royals in home runs (four).
- Witt Jr. is sixth in homers and 42nd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- MJ Melendez is batting .325 with five doubles, three home runs and seven walks.
Mets vs. Royals Pitching Rankings
- The Mets average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
- The Mets have the eighth-best ERA (3.47) in the majors this season.
- Mets pitchers have a 1.385 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
- The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
- Kansas City’s 2.55 team ERA ranks second among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Royals combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.187).