The Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals meet Sunday in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium. Here’s a Royals vs Astros Prediction. This article will include a Royals vs Astros Pick.
Houston Astros Betting Preview
The Houston Astros are 33-39 on the year and play the Tigers and Guardians next. The Houston Astros are batting. 244 on the season, have a .319 OBP, and have a .414 slugging percentage. The Houston Astros’ pitching staff has a 4.92 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros with 84 hits and 54 RBI, while Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker have combined for 120 hits and 85 RBI.
Spencer Arrighetti gets the ball for the Houston Astros, and he is 7-1 with a 2.21 ERA and 53 strikeouts this season. This will be Arrighetti’s second career game against the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 28-43 on the year and play the Nationals and Cardinals next. The Kansas City Royals are batting .241 on the season, have a .316 OBP, and have a .379 slugging percentage. The Kansas City Royals pitching staff has a 4.50 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 80 hits and 28 RBI, while Maikel Garcia and Jac Caglianone have combined for 123 hits and 44 RBI.
Stephen Kolek gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 3-1 with a 3.14 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. This will be Kolek’s first career game against the Houston Astros.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Astros have lost six of their last seven day games against AL Central opponents following a road win.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven day games against AL Central opponents following a road win.
- The Royals have covered the run line in eight of their last 10 day games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in 10 of their last 12 day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Astros have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last six games.
Why the Houston Astros will win
- The Royals have lost each of their last eight games as favorites following a loss.
- The underdogs have won seven of the Astros’ last eight games at Kauffman Stadium.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 games as favorites following a loss.
- The Astros have covered the run line in each of their last seven games as underdogs against the Royals following a win.
- The Royals have lost the first inning in each of their last four day games against AL West opponents.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in 14 of their last 16 day games against American League opponents.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in each of their last three road day games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Astros’ last four games as underdogs against the Royals have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Royals’ last five games as favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Royals’ last eight day games against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Astros’ last six Sunday games.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Salvador Perez has hit a home run in three of his last seven appearances with the Royals as home favorites against AL West opponents.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 11 games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- Bobby Witt Jr. ranks T2nd in the league in Steals (24) this season.
Houston Astros Player Prop Facts
- Christian Walker has hit a home run in each of his last three appearances with his team as an underdog against the Royals.
- Jeremy Pena has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances with the Astros as road underdogs against AL opponents.
- Yordan Alvarez ranks T1st in the league in Home Runs (24) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Royals rank 27th in the league for slugging percentage this season (.379).
- The Royals rank 26th in the league for runs scored this season (284).
- The Astros rank 29th in the league for triples this season (5).
- The Astros rank 29th in the league for ERA this season (4.92).
Royals vs Astros Prediction
Arrighetti and Kolek have both been dealing this season, but it’s Arrighetti who has been sharper with a 2.21 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. The Astros are also tearing the cover off the ball this week and continue to climb their way back into contention after a slow start to the season. The Royals are awful as a team, and playing at home hasn’t helped that much. I have to ride the hot hand and side with the better pitcher. This is also a fade of the Royals, who continue to free fall. It’s all Astros on this side.