Royals vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 20, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (70-55), led by the red-hot Dairon Blanco and his two-game homer streak, are -203 favorites to pick up a win over the Los Angeles Angels (53-72) Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. ET, live from Kauffman Stadium and broadcast on BSW. Kansas City’s Cole Ragans gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Tyler Anderson.

Here is our preview for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Royals vs. Angels Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-203)
• Underdog: Angels (+168)
• Over/under: 8.5

Royals vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Royals have come away with 39 wins in the 59 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Kansas City has not lost in nine games this year when favored by -203 or better on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 67% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Angels have won 46% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (46-54).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +168 or longer, Los Angeles has a 4-7 record (winning just 36.4% of its games).
• The Angels have an implied moneyline win probability of 37.3% in this matchup.

Royals vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.349) and home runs (25) this season, while also chipping in with 91 RBI.
• Witt ranks 19th in Major League Baseball in home runs, and fifth in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 92 while batting .265 with 18 homers.
• Zachary Neto paces the Angels in home runs (18), runs batted in (62) and has put up a team-high batting average of .261.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Neto’s home run total puts him 54th, and his RBI total ranks 44th.
• Nolan Schanuel is hitting .249 with 15 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 3.80 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.260 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Angels pitching staff ranks 27th in MLB with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Los Angeles has a 4.56 team ERA that ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Angels combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.323).