Houston Astros (4-7) vs. Kansas City Royals (6-4)
April 9, 2024 7:40 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas City Royals +110 / Houston Astros -120; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals meet Tuesday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals prediction.
Houston Astros Team Preview
The Houston Astros come into this one looking to build on their series split with the Rangers after a 10-5 win over Texas in Monday’s series finale. Jose Altuve leads the Astros with 15 hits including 3 home runs and 4 doubles while Yordan Alvarez has a team-high 4 home runs and 9 RBIs. Jose Abreu leads the Astros with 11 strikeouts while Jeremy Pena, Kyle Tucker, Yainer Diaz and Chas McCormick each have a pair of homers. Cristian Javier will start here and is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 9 strikeouts this season.
Houston Astros Team Facts
- The Astros have lost 10 of their last 11 games as favorites against American League opponents following a win.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line in 10 of their last 11 games as favorites against American League opponents following a win.
- The Astros have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games as road favorites against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Astros’ last seven games against AL Central opponents.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in each of their last 11 Tuesday night games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Kansas City Royals Team Preview
The Kansas City Royals come into this game looking to build on their four game sweep of the White Sox thanks to a 5-3 win in Sunday’s series finale. Bobby Witt Jr. has 14 hits with a .350 batting average with 8 XBH including a pair of home runs and 5 doubles. MJ Melendez has 3 homers and 4 doubles while Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez each have a team-high 9 RBIs with Garcia sharing the team lead with 3 home runs as well this season. Cole Ragans will get the start for the Royals here and is 0-1 with a 1.46 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season.
Kansas City Royals Team Facts
- The Royals have won each of their last seven home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line each of their last six night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last three games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
Astros vs. Royals Prediction
I’m on the Royals here. I just think that the Royals can get to Cristian Javier who had issues pitching on the road last season, and the Royals at home this season have been able to crush right-handed pitching. Houston had a nice effort to earn their series split, but I still think there’s a bit of a road back for Houston to earn the trust back before I put my hard-earned money on them. Give me the Royals as a home dog in this one.
