In this article we will formulate a Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals betting prediction for this MLB game on Saturday, April 6th at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
- The White Sox recent form and recent player performance
- The Royals recent form and recent play performance
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Chicago
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Kansas City
- Recent betting trends in games played between Chicago and Kansas City
- A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Chicago and Kansas City
White Sox Preview
The Chicago White Sox are 1-6 this season and they have lost the first two games in this series by scores of 10-1 and 2-1. Prior to this series, the White Sox split a two game series with Atlanta and were swept by Detroit in three games. The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.13 ERA with a 1.41 WHIP and a .248 opponent batting average. The White Sox offense has scored 13 runs with a .186 batting average and a .258 on base percentage. Gavin Sheets is batting .364 with one home run and two RBI’s for the White Sox. The projected starting pitcher for Chicago is Chris Flexen, who is 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA and a 2.08 WHIP over 4.1 innings pitched this year.
Royals Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 4-4 this year and they have won three of their last four games. Prior to this series, Kansas City lost two out of three games to the Orioles and Twins. The KC pitching staff has a 2.79 ERA, a 1.06 WHIP, and a .202 opponent batting average. The Royals offense has scored 36 runs with a .244 batting average and a .300 on base percentage. Salvador Perez is batting .387 with two home runs and nine RBI’s for the Royals. The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Michael Wacha, who is 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA and a 0.80 WHIP over 5.0 innings pitched this season.
Kansas City Royals Team Facts
- The Royals have won eight of their last nine home games after playing the previous day.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as favorites against AL Central opponents following a win.
- The Royals have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six Saturday games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last five Saturday night games against American League opponents.
Chicago White Sox Team Facts
- The White Sox have lost each of their last six games against AL Central opponents.
- The White Sox have covered the run line in each of their last eight games against American League opponents following a road loss.
- The White Sox have led after 5 innings in each of their last five Saturday games against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
- The White Sox have led after 7 innings in each of their last five Saturday games against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
- The White Sox have led after 3 innings in each of their last five Saturday games against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
White Sox vs Royals Betting Prediction
Chicago comes into this game as one of the worst teams in the MLB to start this season and they should be without Luis Robert, who was hurt on Friday. The White Sox offense has been miserable through their first seven games and they are batting below .200 on the season. Kansas City has started the season with a 4-4 record and their offense has been decent. Chicago is starting Chris Flexen, who was lit up by the Braves in his first start. KC is starting Michael Wacha, who did allow three earned runs over 5.0 innings against Baltimore, but only allowed three hits and one walk. I can’t trust this Chicago offense, especially without Robert, so give me the under here.