Data Skrive:
The Pittsburgh Pirates (70-76) are favored on the moneyline (-111) in Saturday’s contest with the Kansas City Royals (80-67). First pitch is at 1:05 p.m. ET on BSKC. The Royals, with +155 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5). Mitch Keller will get the ball for Pittsburgh while Kansas City will counter with Michael Wacha.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $38.02
Pirates to win vs Royals -111
Pirates vs. Royals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-111)
- Underdog: Royals (-109)
- Over/under: 8
Pirates vs. Royals Betting Insights
- The Pirates have come away with 33 wins in the 57 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This year Pittsburgh has won 33 of 57 games when listed as at least -111 on the moneyline.
- The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 52.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Royals have a 33-42 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44% of those games).
- Kansas City is 33-40 (winning 45.2% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -109 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Royals’ implied win probability is 52.2%.
Pirates vs. Royals Hitting Leaders
- Bryan Reynolds is batting .279 with 22 home runs and 83 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Pittsburgh hitters this season.
- Among all MLB hitters, Reynolds ranks 25th in batting average, 29th in on-base percentage, and 45th in slugging.
- Oneil Cruz is batting .266 with an OBP of .325 and a slugging percentage of .460 this season.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has racked up a team-best batting average of .333, and leads the Royals in home runs (30).
- Witt is 14th in home runs and ninth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Salvador Perez has made the most of his opportunities as he leads his team with 101 runs batted in.
Pirates vs. Royals Pitching Rankings
- The Pirates have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.13 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Pirates rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.313 WHIP this season.
- The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB.
- Kansas City has a 3.87 team ERA that ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals average baseball’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.255).