Guardians vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 6, 2024

Following a big two-homer game last time out, Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals (36-26) into action as +127 underdogs against the Cleveland Guardians (40-20). First pitch from Progressive Field at 1:10 PM ET on Thursday, live on BSKC. Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee and Kansas City’s Brady Singer have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Guardians vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-148)
• Underdog: Royals (+127)
• Over/under: 7.5

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 been victorious nine times in 14 chances when named as a favorite of at least -148 on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 59.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Royals have a 17-19 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.2% of those games).
• Kansas City has a 3-7 record (winning just 30% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +127 or longer.
• The Royals have a 44.1% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Guardians vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez is batting .272 with 16 home runs and 58 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Cleveland hitters this season.
• Ramirez ranks sixth in MLB 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 paces the Royals with 11 home runs and 46 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .319.
• Witt’s home run total ranks 24th in the big leagues, and he is sixth in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 19 walks while batting .267.

Guardians vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
• The Guardians have the seventh-best ERA (3.50) in the majors this season.
• The Guardians have a combined 1.191 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
• The Royals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB with a collective eight strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City has a 3.60 team ERA that ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals average baseball’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.258).