The Kansas City Royals will try to avoid dropping their fourth in a row they play host to the Los Angeles Angels at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. The opening pitch is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Kansas City is in line to televise this AL matchup.
Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals Odds
Vegas is listing Kansas City (+120) as the underdog to Los Angeles (-130). The total stands at nine runs and bettors can wager on the over for -125 and the under for +105. The game’s current runline odds stand at +115 for taking the Angels -1.5 runs and -135 for the Royals +1.5.
The Angels have gone 11-3 SU this year and are 9-4 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 7.2 units for moneyline bettors in the season’s early going and 6.9 units ATS. The Royals are 3-8 SU and 5-5 ATS. The team’s lost 3.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 2.1 units ATS.
Royals games have had an over/under record of 3-7 so far in 2018. Los Angeles has an over/under record of 8-5.
The Angels just took the previous game in the series by a score of seven runs to one.
Andrew Heaney will get the start for the visiting Halos. The southpaw Heaney struck out 27 hitters in 21 innings last year (with nine walks) while finishing the season 1-2 overall with a 7.06 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP.
The Royals will put the ball in the hands of righty Jason Hammel (0-1, 4.09 ERA), who started 32 games last year while finishing the season 8-13 overall with a 5.29 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP.
As a unit, Kansas City’s pitching staff has allowed 4.5 runs per game overall in 2018. The club’s starters have a 3.02 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 6.95 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 5.9 K/9.
The Kansas City offense is putting up 2.9 runs per contest, including 3.4 per game over its last five. The team has hit .271/.337/.382 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
The Royals’ hitters have been led by Mike Moustakas, who is hitting .341/.370/.591 with 15 hits, eight RBIs and eight runs scored. Moustakas did not seem to enjoy batting against left-handed pitching at home last year, slashing .241/.274/.405 over 84 such plate appearances (compared to his overall season line of .271/.313/.519).
In the other dugout, Los Angeles’ pitching staff allowed 3.4 runs per game and its starters own a 3.88 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 9.17 K/9. The bullpen has managed an outstanding ERA of just 2.48, along with a K-per-9 of 8.90.
The Angels offense has slashed .290/.350/.481 on its way to 6.6 runs scored per game this season, including 7.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 7.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (5-0 SU).
Los Angeles’ offense has been led by Mike Trout. Trout is hitting .273/.388/.600 with 15 hits, five homers, 11 RBIs and 14 runs scored.
Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Angels, ATS Winner – Angels, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in three of Los Angeles’ last seven games.
- The Angels have hit 18 home runs in their last 10 games. The Royals have hit three over their last 10.
- Los Angeles has recorded 28.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 32.6 over its last five.
- The Angels have won eight of their last nine games SU while the Royals have lost four of their last five SU.
