Data Skrive:
The Cleveland Guardians (77-59) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-102) in Monday’s contest versus the Kansas City Royals (75-62). The game starts at 4:10 p.m. ET on BSKC. The Guardians are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +158 odds. Kansas City’s Michael Wacha gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Gavin Williams.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $37.24
Royals to win vs Guardians -116
Royals vs. Guardians Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-116)
- Underdog: Guardians (-102)
- Over/under: 8.5
Royals vs. Guardians Betting Insights
- The Royals have been chosen as favorites in 64 games this year and have walked away with the win 42 times (65.6%) in those games.
- Kansas City has a record of 37-20 when favored by -116 or more this year.
- The Royals have an implied victory probability of 53.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Guardians have a 22-27 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 44.9% of those games).
- Cleveland is 18-26 (winning 40.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -102 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 50.5%.
Royals vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.341) and home runs (29) this season, while also chipping in with 96 RBI.
- Witt’s home runs put him 12th in Major League Baseball, and he is seventh in RBI.
- Salvador Perez has 138 hits and an OBP of .336 to go with a slugging percentage of .480 this season.
- Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 33 home runs and 104 runs batted in.
- Ramirez is sixth in homers and second in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Josh Naylor is batting .241 with 22 doubles, 28 home runs and 51 walks.
Royals vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The Royals average the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.91 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.272 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 8.8 K/9, the ninth-best in MLB.
- Cleveland has a 3.87 team ERA that ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.231).