Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 3/30/25 MLB Picks

Kansas City Royals Betting Preview

The Kansas City Royals are 1-1 this season after they picked up their first win of the season on Saturday by a score of 4-3. Kansas City trailed 2-0 in the third inning and 3-1 in the fifth, but they scored one run in the sixth and two in the seventh to steal the win. The Royals recorded 10 hits in the game, but only two walks. Salvador Perez went 2-4 with two RBI’s, while Witt Jr. and Garcia added one RBI each in the victory. KC started Seth Lugo on the mound and he allowed three earned runs on four hits over 5.0 innings, while Lynch IV, Erceg, and Esteves combined for four scoreless innings in the win. 

Last year, the Kansas City pitching staff had a 3.76 ERA with a 1.24 WHIP and a .241 opponent batting average, while the KC offense scored 735 runs with a .248 batting average and a .306 on base percentage last year. The Royals were a little inconsistent at the plate, especially down the stretch, but they were one of the better pitching staffs in the MLB. The KC lineup was led by Bobby Witt, who hit .332 with 32 home runs, 109 RBI’s, and 31 stolen bases. The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Michael Wacha, who went 13-8 with a 3.35 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP over 166.2 innings pitched last year with the Royals. 

Why the Royals will beat the Guardians 

• The Royals have won each of their last 10 games as home favorites against AL Central opponents following a home win.
• The Guardians have lost each of their last four day games following a road loss.
• The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last nine games as favorites against AL Central opponents following a home win.
• The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games after playing the previous day.
• The Royals have led after 3 innings in three of their last four day games against the Guardians.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Royals' last five games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Five of the Guardians' last six games as underdogs against the Royals have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in 11 of the Royals' last 12 games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
• The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Guardians' last five games as road underdogs against AL Central opponents.

Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts

• Vinnie Pasquantino has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances against the Guardians at Kauffman Stadium.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded a Double in each of his last three home appearances after playing the previous day.
• Michael Wacha has recorded a win in six of his last seven appearances with his team as a home favorite against AL Central opponents .
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six home appearances against the Guardians.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has scored at least one run in six of his last seven appearances against the Guardians after playing the previous day.
• Salvador Perez has recorded at least one Single in each of the Royals' last six home games against AL Central opponents.
• Michael Wacha has recorded five or more strikeouts in 14 of his last 17 appearances with his team as a home favorite.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals' last eight games at Kauffman Stadium.

Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts

• Carlos Santana has hit a home run in nine of his last 21 appearances with his team as a road underdog against AL opponents.
• Steven Kwan has recorded an RBI in each of the Guardians' last three games as underdogs against AL opponents.
• Steven Kwan has scored at least one run in each of the Guardians' last four games against AL Central opponents.
• Steven Kwan has recorded at least one Single in each of his last nine Sunday appearances with the Guardians as underdogs.
• Nolan Jones has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances with his team as an underdog.

Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 

These two teams have split the first two games of this series and each side will be looking to start the season 2-1 with a win here. Kansas City is starting Michael Wacha, who was electric for most of the season last year, while Cleveland is going with Tanner Bibee, who had his first start of the season pushed back due to illness. Bibee was also very good last season, but it sounds like Jose Ramirez is going to be out due to a sprained wrist. With the absence of Ramirez, I think the Royals have a big lineup advantage and I like them to get the win at home.