Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Prediction MLB Picks 8/29/24

In this article, we will formulate a Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Prediction for this MLB game on Thursday, August 29th, at Citizens Bank Park.  To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Royals recent form and recent player performance 

-The Astros recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Kansas Ctiy

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Houston

-Recent betting trends in games played between Kansas City and Houston

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Royals and Astros. 

Royals Blew it on Wednesday

The Royals looked like they were going to sweep the Guardians until they blew it late on Wednesday night. The Royals are averaging 4.88 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.08 runs per game.

The offense is ranked 8th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 8th. They have a run differential of 0.81 which is 5th in the league. Bobby Witt has hit 28 home runs and driven in 95 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Royals will be Brady Singer, who sits with a 9-9 record and an ERA of 3.38. In his last start against the Philadelphia Phillies, he went five innings giving up 11 hits and five runs. 

Why the Royals Will Beat the Astros

• The underdogs have won each of the last six games between the Royals and Astros.
• The Astros have lost five of their last six games as home favorites against AL Central opponents following a win.
• The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the last six games between the Royals and Astros.
• The Astros have failed to cover the run line in 10 of their last 11 games at Minute Maid Park against teams that held a winning record.
• The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in eight of their last 12 games as home favorites.
• The Astros have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last nine games as home favorites against American League opponents.

Astros Dominated

The Astros dominated on Wednesday, scoring 10 runs, and that was enough for the victory. Yordan Alvarez had a strong game, hitting three home runs and driving in four RBIs. Spencer Arrighetti also had one of his strongest outings of the season, going 7.2 innings, giving up two hits and zero runs. The Astros are averaging 4.53 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.02 runs per game.

The offense is ranked 12th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 5th. They have a run differential of 0.6 which is 9th. Yordan Alvarez has hit 25 home runs and driven in 67 RBIs so far this season. The Astros will play against the Reds following this series.

Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Prediction

Which Brady Singer is going to show up in this game? The Royals have all the confidence in the world right now, and that is going to be the case with Singer. Singer wasn’t great in his last start, but he still sits with an ERA of 3.38, and he’s going to dominate here. The Astros bats are going to be ice-cold here, and it’s going to be Kansas City that is going to get the job done. Back the Royals.