Data Skrive:
The Kansas City Royals (71-56), led by Bobby Witt Jr. on a 10-game hitting streak, will meet the Philadelphia Phillies (74-52) Friday at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals are -130 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 8:10 p.m. ET on BSKC. Kansas City’s Michael Wacha and Philadelphia’s Taijuan Walker have been named the starters for this contest.
Be sure to check out our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $35.38
Royals to win vs Phillies -130
Royals vs. Phillies Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-130)
- Underdog: Phillies (+110)
- Over/under: 9.5
Royals vs. Phillies Betting Insights
- The Royals have come away with 40 wins in the 61 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Kansas City has come away with a win 28 times in 40 chances when named as a favorite of at least -130 on the moneyline.
- The Royals have an implied victory probability of 56.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Phillies have won 12 of the 24 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (50%).
- Philadelphia has gone 5-7 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer (41.7%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Phillies’ implied win probability is 47.6%.
Royals vs. Phillies Hitting Leaders
- Witt leads Kansas City in batting average (.352) and home runs (25) this season, while also chipping in with 92 RBI.
- Witt ranks 19th in the majors in homers, and sixth in RBI.
- Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 95 while batting .265 with 18 homers.
- Alec Bohm has a team-high batting average of .295 and leads the Phillies in runs batted in (85).
- In all of MLB, Bohm ranks 115th in homers and ninth in RBI.
- Bryce Harper has 27 doubles, 26 home runs and 61 walks while batting .273.
Royals vs. Phillies Pitching Rankings
- The Royals have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.80 this year, ninth-best in baseball.
- The Royals rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.262 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 8.9 K/9, the sixth-best in MLB.
- Philadelphia has the fourth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.70).
- Pitchers for the Phillies combine for the No. 4-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.205).