Royals vs. Marlins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 25, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (43-37) are favorites (-205) on the moneyline when they square off against the Miami Marlins (27-51) Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET, live on BSKC. Kansas City’s Seth Lugo and Miami’s Yonny Chirinos have been named the starters for this contest.

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Royals vs. Marlins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-205)
• Underdog: Marlins (+171)
• Over/under: 9.5

Royals vs. Marlins Betting Insights

• The Royals have won in 20, or 71.4%, of the 28 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Kansas City has been listed as a favorite of -205 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 67.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Marlins have won 37.5% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (24-40).
• Miami is 2-8 (winning only 20% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +171 or longer.
• The Marlins have a 36.9% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Royals vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.312), home runs (12) and runs batted in (53) this season.
• Among all MLB batters, Witt is fifth in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage, and 10th in slugging.
• Maikel Garcia has collected 76 hits this season and has an OBP of .287. He’s slugging .345 on the year.
• Jazz Chisholm leads the Marlins in runs batted in (37) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .264.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Chisholm ranks 62nd in homers and 64th in RBI.
• Bryan De La Cruz has hit 14 home runs to pace his team.

Royals vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings

• The Royals have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
• The Royals have pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.275 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Marlins has a collective 8.1 K/9, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
• Miami has a 4.64 team ERA that ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Marlins combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in MLB (1.360).