Data Skrive:
The Kansas City Royals (69-55), led by the red-hot Dairon Blanco and his two-game homer streak, are -200 favorites to pick up a win over the Los Angeles Angels (53-71) Monday at 8:10 p.m. ET, live from Kauffman Stadium and broadcast on BSKC. Kansas City’s Seth Lugo gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Carson Fulmer.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $30.00
Royals to win vs Angels -200
Royals vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-200)
- Underdog: Angels (+166)
- Over/under: 9
Royals vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Royals have been victorious in 38, or 65.5%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Kansas City has not lost in eight games this year when favored by -200 or better on the moneyline.
- The Royals have an implied victory probability of 66.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Angels have been the moneyline underdog 99 total times this season. They’ve gone 46-53 in those games.
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +166 or longer, Los Angeles has a record of 4-6 (40%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Angels have an implied win probability of 37.6%.
Royals vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.350) and home runs (25) this season, while also chipping in with 91 RBI.
- Witt is 18th in homers and fifth in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 92 while batting .266 with 18 homers.
- Zachary Neto has a team-best batting average of .261 while pacing the Angels in runs batted in (61).
- In all of the majors, Neto is 69th in homers and 46th in RBI.
- Nolan Schanuel is hitting .249 with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 54 walks.
Royals vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Royals average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
- The Royals have pitched to a 3.81 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
- The Royals rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.262 WHIP this season.
- The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Angels pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
- Los Angeles’ 4.56 team ERA ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Angels combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.320).