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The Kansas City Royals (82-72) hope to avoid their sixth straight defeat when they host the San Francisco Giants (75-79) Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET on BSKC. The Giants are listed as -114 favorites, while the Royals are -106 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. Blake Snell will get the ball for San Francisco while Kansas City will counter with Seth Lugo.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $37.54
Giants to win vs Royals -114
Giants vs. Royals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Giants (-114)
- Underdog: Royals (-106)
- Over/under: 7.5
Giants vs. Royals Betting Insights
- The Giants have come away with 45 wins in the 77 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- San Francisco has a record of 41-30 when favored by -114 or more this year.
- The Giants have an implied victory probability of 53.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Royals have won 34 of the 78 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (43.6%).
- Kansas City has gone 31-40 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -106 or longer (43.7%).
- The Royals have an implied moneyline win probability of 51.5% in this game.
Giants vs. Royals Hitting Leaders
- Matt Chapman leads San Francisco in home runs with 24 and runs batted in with 73.
- Chapman ranks 39th in the majors in home runs, and 49th in RBI.
- Heliot Ramos’ batting average of .270 leads all San Francisco hitters this season.
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 32 home runs and 108 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .334.
- In all of MLB, Witt is 13th in homers and sixth in RBI.
- Salvador Perez is hitting .275 with 27 doubles, 27 home runs and 43 walks.
Giants vs. Royals Pitching Rankings
- The Giants average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-most in the league.
- Giants pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.13 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- Giants pitchers have a 1.298 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- Kansas City has a 3.84 team ERA that ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals have the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.263).