Royals vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 21, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (82-72) hope to avoid their sixth straight defeat when they host the San Francisco Giants (75-79) Saturday at 5:10 p.m. ET on BSKC. The Royals are listed as -205 favorites to snap their losing skid, while the Giants are +170 underdogs. Brady Singer will get the ball for Kansas City while San Francisco will counter with Landen Roupp.

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Royals vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-205)
• Underdog: Giants (+170)
• Over/under: 8.5

Royals vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Royals have been victorious in 46, or 63.9%, of the 72 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Kansas City has been victorious eight times in nine chances when named as a favorite of at least -205 on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 67.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Giants have gone 29-44 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 39.7% of those games).
• San Francisco has not won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +170 or longer in six chances.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Giants have an implied win probability of 37%.

Royals vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in home runs with 32, runs batted in with 108 and his batting average of .334 is also best on his team.
• Witt ranks 13th in the majors in home runs, and sixth in RBI.
• Salvador Perez is batting .275 with an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .467 this season.
• Heliot Ramos leads the Giants with a team-high batting average of .270.
• In all of the majors, Ramos ranks 56th in home runs and 61st in RBI.
• Michael Conforto has 25 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 41 walks while batting .232.

Royals vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Royals average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
• The Royals have pitched to a 3.84 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.263 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Giants has a collective 9.0 K/9, the fifth-best in MLB.
• San Francisco has a 4.13 team ERA that ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Giants average baseball’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.298).