Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox Prediction MLB Picks 7/14/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Kansas City

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Boston

-Recent betting trends in games played between Kansas City and Boston.

Royals Bats Go Cold

The Royals bats really struggled on Saturday and that led to the defeat. The Royals finished the game with only four hits and zero runs. Seth Lugo also didn’t have his best stuff going five innings, giving up ten hits and five runs. The Royals are averaging 4.61 runs while their pitching is giving up 3.92 runs per game. The offense is ranked 12th in the league while the pitching is ranked 5th. They do have a run differential of 0.69 runs which is 8th in the league. Bobby Witt has hit 16 home runs and driven in 63 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Royals will be Brady Singer who sits with a 5-5 record and an ERA of 2.93. In his last start against the Rockies he went seven innings giving up three hits and one run. 

Why the Royals Will Beat the Red Sox

• The Red Sox have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against AL Central opponents following a home win.
• The Royals have won six of their last nine games as road underdogs following a loss.
• The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last five games as underdogs against AL East opponents following a road loss.
• The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in 11 of their last 13 day games following a home win.

Red Sox Look for Series Win

After splitting the first two games, the Red Sox are looking to secure a series victory with a win here. The Red Sox scored five runs and that was enough for the victory. Kutter Crawford was on the mound, and he really dominated, going seven innings giving up two hits and zero runs. The Red Sox are averaging 4.64 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.23 runs per game. The offense is ranked 11th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 12th. Rafael Devers has hit 21 home runs and driven 58 RBIs. Getting the start for the Red Sox will be Brayan Bello who sits with a 9-5 record and an ERA of 5.40. In his last start against the Oakland Athletics, he went 5.1 innings, giving up nine hits and five runs. 

Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox Prediction

The Royals are going to dominate this game. Bello has been inconsistent this season, and in his last start, he gave up five runs. The Royals' offense is averaging 4.61 runs per game, and they are going to get to Bello here. Singer gave up only one run in his last start, and he sits with an ERA of 2.93. The Red Sox bats are going to struggle here, and the Royals are going to secure this victory on the money line.