Data Skrive:
Following a big two-homer game last time out, Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals (36-26) into action as +104 underdogs against the Cleveland Guardians (40-20). First pitch from Progressive Field at 6:40 PM ET on Wednesday, live on BSGL. Cleveland’s Nick Sandlin and Kansas City’s Brady Singer have been named the starters for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $36.13
Guardians to win vs Royals -124
Guardians vs. Royals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-124)
- Underdog: Royals (+104)
- Over/under: 8.5
Guardians vs. Royals Betting Insights
- The Guardians have won in 29, or 70.7%, of the 41 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Cleveland has come away with a win 20 times in 29 chances when named as a favorite of at least -124 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 55.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Royals have won 47.2% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (17-19).
- Kansas City is 10-14 (winning 41.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +104 or longer.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 49%.
Guardians vs. Royals Hitting Leaders
- Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in batting average (.272), home runs (16) and runs batted in (58) this season.
- Among hitters in MLB, Ramirez is sixth in home runs and first in RBI.
- Josh Naylor’s 16 home runs are most among Cleveland batters. He’s driven in 44 runs this season while slugging .500.
- Witt has put up a team-best batting average of .319, and paces the Royals in home runs (11) and runs batted in (46).
- Among all hitters in MLB, Witt is 22nd in home runs and sixth in RBI.
- Maikel Garcia has 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 19 walks while hitting .267.
Guardians vs. Royals Pitching Rankings
- The Guardians strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.50 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Guardians have a combined 1.191 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective eight K/9, the fifth-worst in the majors.
- Kansas City has the ninth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.60).
- Pitchers for the Royals combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.258).