Data Skrive:
The Kansas City Royals (82-71) hope to avoid an upset as -164 favorites when they take on Mike Yastrzemski (with homers in two straight contests) and the San Francisco Giants (74-78). First pitch is at 8:10 p.m. ET Friday, live from Kauffman Stadium and airing on NBCS-BA. Kansas City’s Michael Wacha gets the start, and he’ll go against San Francisco’s Mason Black.
Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $32.20
Royals to win vs Giants -164
Royals vs. Giants Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-164)
- Underdog: Giants (+138)
- Over/under: 8.5
Royals vs. Giants Betting Insights
- The Royals have been favorites in 71 games this season and have come away with the win 46 times (64.8%) in those contests.
- Kansas City has a record of 19-6 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -164 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 62.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Giants have won 28 of the 71 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (39.4%).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +138 or longer, San Francisco has gone 7-11 (38.9%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Giants have an implied win probability of 42%.
Royals vs. Giants Hitting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.331), home runs (32) and runs batted in (108) this season.
- Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Witt is 12th in home runs and fifth in RBI.
- Salvador Perez is batting .276 with an OBP of .337 and a slugging percentage of .470 this season.
- Heliot Ramos has a team-high batting average of .266.
- Ramos’ home run total ranks 55th in the big leagues, and he is 63rd in RBI.
- Michael Conforto has 25 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 41 walks while hitting .232.
Royals vs. Giants Pitching Rankings
- The Royals average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.85 this year, 10th-best in baseball.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.265 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- The nine strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Giants pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB.
- San Francisco has a 4.14 team ERA that ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Giants average MLB’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.298).