Royals vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 19, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (52-45) are -200 favorites to break their two-game losing streak when they face the Chicago White Sox (27-71), losers of four in a row. The game begins Friday at 8:10 PM ET on NBCS-CHI, live from Kauffman Stadium. Michael Wacha will get the ball for Kansas City while Chicago will counter with Chris Flexen.

Take a look at our betting primer for this game, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Royals vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-200)
• Underdog: White Sox (+165)

Royals vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Royals have been chosen as favorites in 36 games this year and have walked away with the win 24 times (66.7%) in those games.
• Kansas City has not lost in four games this year when favored by -200 or better on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 66.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The White Sox have won 25.3% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (23-68).
• Chicago has a 6-32 record (winning only 15.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +165 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the White Sox a 37.7% chance to win.

Royals vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 63 while batting .323, which is also best on the team.
• Of all batters in MLB, Witt’s home run total ranks him 32nd and his RBI tally ranks him 10th.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .246 with an OBP of .310 and a slugging percentage of .421 this season.
• Andrew Vaughn leads the White Sox with 43 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .237.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Vaughn is 89th in home runs and 74th in RBI.
• Gavin Sheets has 19 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 35 walks while batting .225.

Royals vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Royals strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
• The Royals have the ninth-best ERA (3.80) in the majors this season.
• The Royals rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.275 WHIP this season.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the White Sox pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors.
• Chicago’s 4.58 team ERA ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the White Sox combine for the second-worst WHIP in MLB (1.371).