The Cleveland Guardians are visiting the Kansas City Royals on Friday, July 25th at the Kauffman Stadium in the opening game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Guardians vs Royals Prediction. We will examine:
The Kansas City Royals recent form and player performance
The Cleveland Guardians recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Kansas City Royals
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Cleveland Guardians
Recent betting trends in games played between the Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals game
Kansas City Royals Preview
The Kansas City Royals have a 50-53 record this season and are sitting on the third place of the AL Central. The Royals have a 24-26 home record and are 41-61 in over/under. They are coming off an 8-4 road victory over the Cubs, and are 3-1 in their last 4 games. Over is 3-1 in their last 4 games and are playing the Blue Jays and the Braves next.
The Royals have a .245 batting average this season, .299 OBP and .380 Slugging percentage. Kansas’ pitching staff has a 3.50 ERA and 1.22 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 116 hits, while Maikel Garcia is the team’s best hitter with a .291 batting average. Salvador Perez leads the team in RBI, with 62, adding a team-high 18 home runs.
Michael Wacha (R) is the projected starter for the Royals, and he has a 4-9 record, 3.62 ERA and 1.24 WHIP.
Cleveland Guardians Preview
The Cleveland Guardians have a 51-51 record this season and are sitting on the 4th place of the AL Central. The Guardians have a 26-26 road record and are 47-52 in over/under. They are coming off a 3-4 home defeat by the Orioles, which ended their previous four-game winning streak. Over is 6-2 in their last 8 games and are playing the Rockies and the Twins next.
The Guardians have a .224 batting average this season, .298 OBP and .372 Slugging percentage. Cleveland’s pitching staff has a 3.92 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 110 hits, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .297 batting average. He also leads the team both in RBI, with 56 and in home runs with 21.
Gavin Williams (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Guardians, and he has a 6-4 record, 3.54 ERA and 1.38 WHIP.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The favorites have won each of the Royals’ last seven games at Kauffman Stadium.
- The Guardians have lost each of their last five games at Kauffman Stadium against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight night games against AL Central opponents following a home loss.
- The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last four night games against the Guardians at Kauffman Stadium following a win.
- The Guardians have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four night games against AL Central opponents.
- The Royals have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games as home favorites.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Royals have lost each of their last 10 home games against American League opponents.
- The Guardians have won each of their last four games as underdogs.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games as home favorites against American League opponents.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in each of their last seven games as road underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in seven of their last eight night games at Kauffman Stadium against American League opponents.
- The Guardians have won the first inning in each of their last three games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four night games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Royals’ last five home games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Guardians’ last six night games against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last nine games between the Guardians and Royals.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Guardians’ last six games at Kauffman Stadium.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Royals rank 30th in the league for walks this season (241).
- The Royals rank 29th in the league for runs scored this season (363).
- The Guardians rank 30th in the league for hits this season (746).
- The Guardians rank 29th in the league for batting average this season (.224).
Guardians vs Royals Prediction
The Guardians are 7-3 in their last 10 meetings against the Royals, and are 4-2 in their six meetings this season. They are 4-2 in their last 6 visits in Kansas City, and Over is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings.
In this Guardians vs Royals Prediction, the Royals are coming as -115 home favorites. Both teams have almost identical overall records and similar home/away splits. Both pitchers have been good this season, with a combined 7.16 ERA, and Wacha has been excellent at home for the Royals, with a 2.72 home ERA. Both teams also have good bullpens and sub-par offenses, averaging just 7.5 runs per game combined. I don’t expect a lot of runs in this game, so take the under 8.5.