Data Skrive:
The San Diego Padres (31-29) visit the Kansas City Royals (35-24) at 4:10 PM ET Saturday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Luis Arraez is batting .342 this year (first in the league) for the favored Padres (-137), while Salvador Perez ranks sixth in the majors with a .321 average for the underdog Royals. Joe Musgrove will get the ball for San Diego while Kansas City will counter with Alec Marsh.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $34.60
Padres to win vs Royals -137
Padres vs. Royals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Padres (-137)
- Underdog: Royals (+116)
- Over/under: 7.5
Padres vs. Royals Betting Insights
- The Padres have been chosen as favorites in 36 games this year and have walked away with the win 19 times (52.8%) in those games.
- This year San Diego has won 11 of 21 games when listed as at least -137 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 57.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Royals have won 17 of the 34 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (50%).
- Kansas City has a 4-9 record (winning just 30.8% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +116 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Royals a 46.3% chance to win.
Padres vs. Royals Hitting Leaders
- Jurickson Profar has been key for San Diego with eight home runs, 37 RBI and a batting average of .330 this season.
- Of all MLB hitters, Profar is second in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and 20th in slugging.
- Arraez leads San Diego in batting with a .342 average.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has sent home a team-best 42 runs batted in.
- Witt ranks 35th in homers and seventh in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Perez has shown his power as he leads his team with 10 home runs with a team-leading .321 batting average.
Padres vs. Royals Pitching Rankings
- The Padres strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
- The Padres have the 15th-ranked ERA (3.97) in the majors this season.
- Padres pitchers have a 1.216 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
- The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
- Kansas City has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.54).
- The Royals have the 12th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.251).