The Los Angeles Angels and Kansas City Royals meet Sunday in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium. Here’s a Royals vs. Angels Prediction. This article will include a Royals vs. Angels Pick.
Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 12-16 on the year and play the White Sox and Mets next. The Los Angeles Angels are batting. 226 on the season, have a .330 OBP, and have a .387 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Angels pitching staff has a 4.31 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. Jo Adell leads the Los Angeles Angels with 30 hits and 17 RBI while Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel have combined for 47 hits and 30 RBI.
Reid Detmers gets the ball for the Los Angeles Angels, and he is 1-2 with a 4.08 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. Detmers is 0-1 with a 6.62 ERA and 19 strikeouts in his career against the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 10-17 on the year and play the Athletics and Mariners next. The Kansas City Royals are batting .236 on the season, have a .318 OBP, and have a .369 slugging percentage. The Kansas City Royals pitching staff has a 4.51 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 30 hits and 10 RBI while Maikel Garcia and Carter Jensen have combined for 48 hits and 26 RBI.
Seth Lugo gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 1-1 with a 1.15 ERA and 28 strikeouts this season. Lugo is 2-0 with a 1.61 ERA and 27 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Angels.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Angels have lost each of their last eight road games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have won nine of their last 10 night games at Kauffman Stadium following a home win.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line each of their last eight road games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last four games against AL West opponents.
- The Royals have led after 3 innings in eight of their last 10 games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven road games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Angels have won four of their last five games as road underdogs following a loss.
- The Royals have lost five of their last seven games as favorites following a home win.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games after playing the previous day.
- The Angels have covered the run line in six of their last seven games as road underdogs against the Royals following a road loss.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Royals’ last six home games has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Six of the Angels’ last seven night games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last 13 night games.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in nine of the Angels’ last 10 games at Kauffman Stadium.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Salvador Perez has hit a home run in three of the Royals’ last four games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
- Seth Lugo has recorded seven or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine appearances against AL West opponents.
- Starling Marte has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 16 home appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Seth Lugo has recorded a win in four of his last five home appearances against AL West opponents.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Mike Trout has hit at least one home run in four of the Angels’ last six road games.
- Mike Trout has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 road appearances against the Royals after playing the previous day.
Royals vs Angels Prediction
The Angels are piling up the losses looking more and more like the team they’ve been over the last decade. We’ve turned a profit yearly just blindly faking the angles. That doesn’t change here, especially with Lugo on the mound. Through 31.1 innings, Lugo has a 1.15 ERA and 0.93 WHIP. Detmers has a 4.08 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. Lugo has allowed two earned runs in his last 20 innings. I’m not sure why this game is on prime time, as neither of them teams is lighting the world on fire. Still, give me the Royals.