Kansas City Royals vs LA Angels Prediction 8-19-24 MLB Picks

In this article we will formulate a Kansas City Royals vs LA Angels prediction for this MLB game on Monday, August 19th at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.

Kansas City Royals Betting Preview

The Kansas City Royals are 69-55 this year and they have won four games in a row. Kansas City is coming off of a series sweep against Cincinnati, where they won all three games by scores of 7-1, 13-1, and 8-1. Prior to that series, the Royals lost two out of three against the Twins, split two games with the Cardinals, and lost two out of three against the Red Sox. Kansas City is 6-3 in their last nine games and they are third in the AL Central. 

The Kansas City pitching staff has a 3.80 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and a .244 opponent batting average. The Royals offense has scored 605 runs with a .256 batting average and a .313 on base percentage. Bobby Witt is batting .350 with 25 home runs and 91 RBI’s for the Royals this season. 

LA Angels Betting Preview

The Los Angeles Angels are 53-71 this season and they have lost five of their last six games. Los Angeles is coming off of a series loss against Atlanta, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Angels lost all three against the Blue Jays, lost two out of three against the Nationals, and won two out of three against the Yankees. Los Angeles is 2-7 in their last nine games and they are tied for last in the AL West. 

The Los Angeles pitching staff has a 4.55 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .241 opponent batting average. The Angels offense has scored 493 runs with a .235 batting average and a .305 on base percentage. Zach Neto is batting .261 with 17 home runs and 61 RBI’s for the Angels this season.

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Seth Lugo, who is 13-7 with a 3.04 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP over 159.2 innings pitched this year. Lugo has allowed at least four earned runs in three of his last four starts. The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Carson Fulmer, who is 0-3 with a 4.22 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 70.1 innings pitched this season. Fulmer has allowed at least three earned runs in three of his last five starts. 

Why the Royals will beat the Angels

• The Royals have won each of their last 18 home games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Angels have lost each of their last six night games after playing the previous day.
• The Royals have covered the run line each of their last 13 home games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Angels have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games after playing the previous day.
• The Angels have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games against American League opponents.
• The Royals have won the first inning in each of their last four home games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• The Royals have led after 5 innings in each of their last five home games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Royals’ last eight night games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Each of the Angels’ last three games as road underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last eight home games against AL West opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Angels’ last eight road games against AL Central opponents.

Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts

• Seth Lugo has recorded a win in each of his last six appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last 11 home games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
• Seth Lugo has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances with his team as a favorite against AL West opponents.
• MJ Melendez has recorded a Double in each of his last three home appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 17 games as home favorites against AL opponents.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Royals’ last 17 games as home favorites against AL opponents.
• Salvador Perez has recorded at least one Single in each of the Royals’ last nine home games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has hit at least one home run in three of the Royals’ last four games against AL opponents.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Royals’ last six night games against opponents that held a losing record.

Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts

• Jo Adell has hit a home run in three of the Angels’ last four night games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
• Mike Trout has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five appearances against the Royals.
• Zach Neto has recorded a Double in three of the Angels’ last four night games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Mike Trout has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances at Kauffman Stadium.
• Mike Trout has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 13 appearances at Kauffman Stadium.
• Nolan Schanuel has scored a run in each of the Angels’ last six games as road underdogs.
• Luis Rengifo has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances with the Angels as underdogs against AL Central opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Kansas City Royals rank 1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (118).
• The Kansas City Royals rank T2nd in the league for triples this season (31).
• The Los Angeles Angels rank 29th in the league for triples this season (11).
• The Los Angeles Angels rank 28th in the league for walks allowed this season (458).

Kansas City Royals vs LA Angels Prediction 

Kansas City comes into this game on a four game winning streak and they are just three games behind the Guardians in the AL Central. The Royals are 38-25 at home, while the Angels are 26-31 on the road. Los Angeles has dropped into a tie for last in the AL West with Oakland and their pitching staff has really struggled this season. LA is going with Carson Fulmer, who has not been very good this year. KC is starting Seth Lugo, who has struggled in recent outings, but has been pretty good for most of the season. I think Lugo will find some much needed success here and the Royals have been great at home, so my Kansas City Royals vs LA Angels prediction is for the Royals to win by at least two runs.