Royals vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 21, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (70-56) and the Los Angeles Angels (54-72) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Royals are -192 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Angels (+160). Michael Lorenzen will get the ball for Kansas City while Los Angeles will counter with Johnny Cueto.

Here is our betting preview for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Royals vs. Angels Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-192)
• Underdog: Angels (+160)
• Over/under: 9

Royals vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Royals have been victorious in 39, or 65%, of the 60 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Kansas City has come away with a win 12 times in 14 chances when named as a favorite of at least -192 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 65.8% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Angels have won 46.5% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (47-54).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +160 or longer, Los Angeles has a 6-10 record (winning just 37.5% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Angels a 38.5% chance to win.

Royals vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in homers with 25 while also maintaining a team-best .352 batting average.
• Witt ranks 19th in homers and fifth in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is a key run producer for Kansas City with a .268 average, 18 homers and 95 RBI.
• Zachary Neto has a team-high batting average of .262, while pacing the Angels in home runs (19) and runs batted in (63).
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Neto ranks 46th in homers and 42nd in RBI.
• Nolan Schanuel has 16 doubles, 12 home runs and 57 walks while hitting .250.

Royals vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

• The Royals strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
• Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.84 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.266 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Angels pitching staff is 27th in MLB with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Los Angeles has a 4.57 team ERA that ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Angels combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.324).