Royals vs. Diamondbacks Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 24, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (56-46) host the Arizona Diamondbacks (52-50) Wednesday to close out a three-game series. The Royals are favored (-131) to win the rubber match, which starts at 8:10 PM ET from Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City’s Michael Wacha and Arizona’s Ryne Nelson have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Royals vs. Diamondbacks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-131)
• Underdog: Diamondbacks (+110)
• Over/under: 9

Royals vs. Diamondbacks Betting Insights

• The Royals have come away with 28 wins in the 41 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Kansas City has come away with a win 17 times in 25 chances when named as a favorite of at least -131 on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 56.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Diamondbacks have compiled a 24-31 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 43.6% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, Arizona has gone 13-17 (43.3%).
• The Diamondbacks have a 47.6% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Royals vs. Diamondbacks Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.340), home runs (18) and runs batted in (70) this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Witt’s home run total ranks him 24th and his RBI tally places him eighth.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .253 with an OBP of .314 and a slugging percentage of .421 this season.
• Ketel Marte has put up a team-best batting average of .294.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Marte ranks 13th in homers and 22nd in RBI.
• Christian Walker’s 22 home runs and 69 runs batted in both pace his team.

Royals vs. Diamondbacks Pitching Rankings

• The Royals average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
• Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.72 this year, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.261 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Diamondbacks pitching staff ranks 29th in the majors with a collective 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Arizona’s 4.49 team ERA ranks 26th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Diamondbacks have the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.338).