The Kansas City Royals will take the field against their divisional rival Chicago White Sox in a Wednesday showdown. The game gets underway 8:10 p.m. ET and WGN will televise the action.
Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox Odds
The Royals are just 18-36 SU and are 25-27 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 9.7 units for moneyline bettors and 8.8 units ATS. Kansas City has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The White Sox, on the other hand, are 25-29 SU and 24-28 ATS. The team’s gained 0.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 5.6 units ATS. Chicago has covered the spread just twice over its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven.
White Sox games have an over/under record of 25-26-1 so far in 2019. Kansas City has been a decent over bet with a total record of 28-20-4.
Right-hander Glenn Sparkman is the projected starter for the visiting Royals. Sparkman is 1-1 with a 2.92 ERA and 17 strikeouts. He has yet to face the White Sox this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The White Sox will turn to righty Reynaldo Lopez (3-5, 6.03 ERA), who has 57 strikeouts and 27 walks, along with a 1.56 WHIP. Lopez is 1-1 with seven strikeouts and a 4.50 ERA across two starts against Kansas City this year.
As a unit, Chicago’s pitchers have given up 5.1 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starters have an ERA of 5.72, a WHIP of 1.49 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.2. The bullpen has a 4.03 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 8.7 K/9. In 24 divisional games, White Sox starters have an ERA of 4.47 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.65.
The Chicago hitters are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, including 4.3 per game against divisional foes and 2.2 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .242/.303/.292 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that span.
The White Sox batters have been led by shortstop Tim Anderson and third baseman Yoan Moncada. Anderson is slashing .337/.369/.506 with eight home runs, 25 RBIs, 28 runs and 13 stolen bases, and Moncada’s line is .278/.333/.478 with nine homers, 32 RBIs, 33 runs and five steals.
In the other dugout, Kansas City’s pitchers have allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starters own a 5.39 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 7.46 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.85, along with a WHIP of 1.48 and a K-per-9 of 8.60.
The Royals offense has slashed .243/.316/.409 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game this season, including 4.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Second baseman Whit Merrifield and shortstop Adalberto Mondesi continue to lead Kansas City’s offense. Merrifield is slashing .288/.348/.500 with seven home runs, 27 RBIs, 41 runs and eight stolen bases, while Mondesi is slashing .284/.318/.479 with five homers, 41 RBIs, 32 runs and 18 stolen bases.
The Royals have lost 6.1 units and are 18-20 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 23 of those games, compared to 13 that’ve hit the under against righties. On the other hand, the White Sox have lost 0.9 units and are 16-22 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in 19 of those games, compared to 18 that went under the total.
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Predictions: SU Winner – White Sox, ATS Winner – Royals, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in four of Kansas City’s last seven contests.
- The Royals have an OPS of .725 this season and an OPS of .753 against right-handed pitchers. The White Sox’ OPS stands at .709 overall and .707 versus righties.
- The Royals have lost five of their last six games SU.
- Chicago has posted 17.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 17.8 over its last five.
- The Royals have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
