Rockies vs Royals Prediction 4/22/25 MLB Picks

Kansas City Royals Betting Preview

The Kansas City Royals are 9-14 this year after they lost three out of four against Detroit by scores of 1-6, 3-7, 1-3, and 4-3. In their game four win, the Royals blew a 2-0 lead and trailed 3-2 in the seventh, but they tied the game and picked up the win in extra innings. Kansas City recorded nine hits and they committed one error in the game, while they were led by Waters, Pasquantino, Canha, and Witt Jr., who all had one RBI in the win. KC started Wacha, who allowed seven hits and two earned runs over 5.1 innings, while Estevez picked up the win by pitching the ninth and tenth. 

Prior to that series, the Royals lost all three against the Yankees and two out of three against the Guardians. Kansas City has lost six of its last seven games, and they are currently third in the AL Central standings. The Kansas City pitching staff has a 3.62 ERA with a 1.29 WHIP and a .240 opponent batting average, while the offense has scored 67 runs with a .210 batting average and a .278 on-base percentage this season. Vinnie Pasquantino has led KC with two home runs and 14 RBIs, while Salvador Perez has added two home runs and 10 RBIs this year. The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Kris Bubic, who is 2-1 with a 1.88 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over 24.0 innings pitched this year. 

Why the Royals will beat the Rockies 

• The Rockies have lost each of their last 10 games as road underdogs.
• The Royals have won five of their last six games after going to extra innings.
• The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games as road underdogs.
• The Royals have covered the run line in four of their last five games against National League opponents.
• The Royals have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games against the Rockies.

Why the Rockies will beat the Royals 

• The Royals have lost each of their last five games as home favorites against NL West opponents.
• The underdogs have won three of the Rockies' last four games at Kauffman Stadium.
• The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine Tuesday night home games.
• The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last three games as underdogs.
• The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four games as home favorites against National League opponents.
• The Rockies have led after 5 innings in five of their last six games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Royals' last five home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Four of the Rockies' last five road games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Royals' last five night games against National League opponents.
• The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in four of the Rockies' last five road games.

Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts

• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded a Double in four of the Royals' last five home games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances against NL West opponents at Kauffman Stadium.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against NL West opponents.
• Mark Canha has recorded at least one Single in each of his last four appearances in night games against NL West teams that held a losing record.
• Hunter Renfroe has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Rockies.
• Mark Canha has scored at least one run in four of his last five appearances against NL West opponents that held a losing record.

Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts

• Ryan McMahon has hit a home run in four of the Rockies' last eight night games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
• Thairo Estrada has scored at least one run in five of his last six road appearances against AL Central opponents.
• German Marquez has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances with the Rockies as underdogs.
• Thairo Estrada has recorded a Double in six of his last seven road appearances against AL Central opponents.
• Thairo Estrada has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight road appearances against AL Central opponents.
• Thairo Estrada has recorded a Single in seven of his last eight appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Royals rank T29th in the league for runs scored this season (67).
• The Royals rank 28th in the league for batting average this season (.210).
• The Rockies rank 30th in the league for runs allowed this season (119).
• The Rockies rank 29th in the league for hits this season (151).

Rockies vs Royals Prediction 

Both of these teams come into this matchup struggling so far this year, but Colorado only has four wins, and they are 1-11 on the road. Kansas City is 6-4 at home, and this is a great chance for them to bounce back after losing three straight series. The Royals are starting Bubic, who has allowed five total earned runs in four starts (24.0 IP), but they are just 2-2 in those four outings. Colorado is starting Feltner, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his four starts. This is actually a pretty decent pitching matchup, and with KC struggling to score runs, I like the under here.