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The Kansas City Royals (58-49) will look to Bobby Witt Jr., red hot after a four-hit game, to lead them in a matchup with the Chicago White Sox (27-82) on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET on NBCS-CHI. The Royals are -181 favorites for the contest, according to sportsbooks. Michael Wacha gets the starting nod for Kansas City while Jonathan Cannon is Chicago’s starter for the contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.05
Royals to win vs White Sox -181
Royals vs. White Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-181)
- Underdog: White Sox (+151)
- Over/under: 9
Royals vs. White Sox Betting Insights
- The Royals have come away with 30 wins in the 46 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Kansas City has a record of 12-4 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -181 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 64.4% chance of walking away with the win.
- The White Sox have put together a 23-79 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 22.5% of those games).
- Chicago has gone 10-48 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +151 or longer (17.2%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the White Sox a 39.8% chance to win.
Royals vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders
- Witt is batting .347 with 19 home runs and 75 RBI. All three of those stats lead Kansas City hitters this season.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Witt’s home run total ranks him 23rd and his RBI tally places him sixth.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has collected 98 hits this season and has an OBP of .319. He’s slugging .423 on the year.
- Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox with 46 runs batted in while racking up a team-best batting average of .234.
- Among all batters in MLB, Vaughn ranks 93rd in home runs and 78th in RBI.
- Paul DeJong has shown off his power as he leads his team with 18 home runs.
Royals vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Royals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.82 this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.262 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the White Sox pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors.
- Chicago’s 4.71 team ERA ranks 29th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The White Sox average baseball’s second-worst WHIP (1.399).