Royals vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 5, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (48-41) are favorites (-184) on the moneyline when they take on the Colorado Rockies (30-57) Friday at 8:10 PM ET, live on COLR. Kansas City’s Cole Ragans and Colorado’s Kyle Freeland have been named the starters for this contest.

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Royals vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-184)
• Underdog: Rockies (+153)
• Over/under: 10.5

Royals vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Royals have been favorites in 32 games this season and have come away with the win 22 times (68.8%) in those contests.
• This season Kansas City has come away with a win eight times in 10 chances when named as a favorite of at least -184 on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 64.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Rockies have been the moneyline underdog 87 total times this season. They’ve finished 30-57 in those games.
• Colorado is 16-28 (winning only 36.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +153 or longer.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rockies have an implied win probability of 39.5%.

Royals vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in home runs with 14, runs batted in with 58 and his batting average of .319 is also best on his team.
• Witt ranks 33rd in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 11th in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 58 while batting .247 with 10 homers.
• Ryan McMahon leads the Rockies with 14 home runs and 44 runs batted in.
• McMahon’s home run total ranks 33rd in the majors, and he is 45th in RBI.
• Brenton Doyle has 14 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 27 walks while hitting .268.

Royals vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Royals average the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
• The Royals have pitched to a 3.83 ERA this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.277 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The Rockies pitching staff is last in MLB with a collective 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Colorado has the bottom-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (5.54).
• Pitchers for the Rockies combine for the worst WHIP in baseball (1.546).