Blue Jays vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – April 22, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (13-9), led by Vinnie Pasquantino on a 10-game hitting streak, will meet the Toronto Blue Jays (12-10) Monday at Kauffman Stadium. The Blue Jays are -111 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 7:40 PM ET on BSKC. Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi and Kansas City’s Brady Singer have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting preview for this tilt, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Blue Jays vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-111)
• Underdog: Royals (-108)
• Over/under: 8.5

Blue Jays vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have been favorites in 12 games this season and have come away with the win nine times (75%) in those contests.
• This season Toronto has come away with a win nine times in 12 chances when named as a favorite of at least -111 on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have an implied victory probability of 52.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Royals have been the underdog on the moneyline 13 total times this season. They’ve gone 7-6 in those games.
• Kansas City has a 7-6 record (winning 53.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -108 or longer.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 51.9%.

Blue Jays vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Justin Turner leads Toronto in runs batted in with 11 while batting .308, which is also best on the team.
• Of all hitters in baseball, Turner’s home run total ranks him 103rd and his RBI tally places him 73rd.
• Daulton Varsho is batting .242 this season with a team-high five home runs and 11 RBI.
• Salvador Perez leads the Royals with six home runs and 22 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .333.
• Among all batters in the majors, Perez is fourth in homers and second in RBI.
• Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .300 with seven doubles, three triples, four home runs and six walks.

Blue Jays vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Blue Jays strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
• Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.41 this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• The Blue Jays rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.365 WHIP this season.
• The Royals pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB with a collective 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City has the fifth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.20).
• The Royals have the 11th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.266).