Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Wednesday when the Kansas City Royals (63-52) and Boston Red Sox (61-51) take to the field at 8:10 PM ET, live on NESN. Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .343 for the Royals (-148 favorites on the moneyline) while Rafael Devers leads the underdog Red Sox (+124) with a .304 average. Cole Ragans will get the ball for Kansas City while Boston will counter with Kutter Crawford.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $33.51
Royals to win vs Red Sox -148
Royals vs. Red Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-148)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+124)
- Over/under: 8.5
Royals vs. Red Sox Betting Insights
- The Royals have been victorious in 34, or 64.2%, of the 53 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year Kansas City has won 21 of 28 games when listed as at least -148 on the moneyline.
- The Royals have an implied victory probability of 59.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Red Sox have been the moneyline underdog 56 total times this season. They’ve gone 30-26 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +124 or longer, Boston has a 6-10 record (winning only 37.5% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Red Sox a 44.6% chance to win.
Royals vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders
- Witt leads Kansas City in homers with 20 while also maintaining a team-best .343 batting average.
- Witt ranks 24th in MLB in home runs, and eighth in RBI.
- Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 82 while batting .270 with 16 homers.
- Jarren Duran is batting .294 with 35 doubles, 13 triples, 14 home runs and 40 walks.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Duran’s home run total puts him 79th, and his RBI total ranks 39th.
- Devers’ 25 home runs, 70 runs batted in and .304 batting average are all team-highs.
Royals vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Royals have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
- The Royals have pitched to a 3.79 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.259 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 15th in the majors.
- Boston has a 3.98 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Red Sox average baseball’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.238).