Data Skrive:
The Kansas City Royals (83-74) are set to take on the Washington Nationals (69-88) Thursday at 1:05 p.m. ET, airing on MASN2. The Royals are listed as -172 favorites by bookmakers, while the underdog Nationals have +144 odds for the contest. Kansas City’s Michael Wacha and Washington’s Patrick Corbin have been named the starters for this contest.
Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.63
Royals to win vs Nationals -172
Royals vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-172)
- Underdog: Nationals (+144)
- Over/under: 8.5
Royals vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Royals have been favorites in 75 games this season and have come away with the win 47 times (62.7%) in those contests.
- Kansas City has a record of 20-7 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -172 or more on the moneyline.
- The Royals have an implied victory probability of 63.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Nationals have been the underdog on the moneyline 128 total times this season. They’ve finished 53-75 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +144 or longer, Washington has a record of 19-31 (38%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Nationals a 41% chance to win.
Royals vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in home runs with 32, runs batted in with 108 and his batting average of .335 is also best on his team.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Witt’s home run total ranks him 13th and his RBI tally places him sixth.
- Salvador Perez is batting .271 with an OBP of .331 and a slugging percentage of .459 this season.
- Luis Garcia leads the Nationals with 16 home runs and 65 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .280.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Garcia’s home run total puts him 113th, and his RBI total ranks 81st.
- Keibert Ruiz is hitting .224 with 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 16 walks.
Royals vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Royals have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
- The Royals have pitched to a 3.83 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.253 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
- Washington’s 4.32 team ERA ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.337).