Data Skrive:
The Kansas City Royals (48-42) are favorites (-179) on the moneyline when they take on the Colorado Rockies (31-57) Saturday at 9:10 PM ET, live on BSKC. Kansas City’s Seth Lugo gets the start, and he’ll go against Colorado’s Austin Gomber.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $31.17
Royals to win vs Rockies -179
Royals vs. Rockies Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-179)
- Underdog: Rockies (+149)
- Over/under: 10.5
Royals vs. Rockies Betting Insights
- The Royals have come away with 22 wins in the 33 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This year Kansas City has won nine of 12 games when listed as at least -179 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 64.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Rockies have been the moneyline underdog 88 total times this season. They’ve finished 31-57 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +149 or longer, Colorado has a record of 17-29 (37%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rockies have an implied win probability of 40.2%.
Royals vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.321), home runs (14) and runs batted in (58) this season.
- Witt ranks 34th in baseball in homers, and 11th in RBI.
- Vinnie Pasquantino is a key run producer for Kansas City with a .250 average, 10 homers and 58 RBI.
- Ryan McMahon has racked up a team-high 14 home runs and 44 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in MLB, McMahon ranks 34th in home runs and 48th in RBI.
- Brenton Doyle is batting .274 with 15 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 27 walks.
Royals vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings
- The Royals average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
- The Royals have the 10th-best ERA (3.84) in the majors this season.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.279 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rockies pitching staff ranks last in the majors.
- Colorado has a 5.49 team ERA that ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rockies combine for the worst WHIP in the majors (1.542).