Kansas City Royals (52-45) vs Chicago White Sox (27-71)
Game Info: Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 7:10 pm (Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium)
The Line: Betting Odds: Kansas City Royals -196 / Chicago White Sox +164 — Over/Under:
The Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals meet Saturday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. Here’s a Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game. We will examine:
The Chicago White Sox recent form and player performance
The Kansas City Royals recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Chicago White Sox
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Kansas City Royals
Recent betting trends in games played between the White Sox and Royals
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the White Sox vs Royals game
Chicago White Sox Betting Preview
Last weekend the White Sox took on the Pittsburgh Pirates in their final series before the break. That one didn’t go well for Chicago, as they took a sweep with losses 4-1, 6-2 and 9-4. On Friday versus KC, the Sox took a blowout loss 7-1. Chris Flexen put up 4.2 innings in the start with seven earned on five walks and four hits.
In the starter role for Saturday’s game the Sox will roll out Jonathan Cannon. This year Cannon is 1-3 with a 4.41 ERA in the first 10 games (eight starts) of his career.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
Over on the Royals’ side, they played the Boston Red Sox in their last series. Kansas City won Friday 6-1 but then lost the series with defeats 5-0 and 5-4 in the next pair. On Friday the Royals scored five in the bottom of the fifth during the victory. Michael Wacha had a great start with 7.0 clean frames, four hits and one walk.
It’ll be Brady Singer in the starter role for the Royals on Saturday. So far Singer is 5-6 with a 3.20 ERA in 19 starts. Over 114 games (111 starts) in his career Singer is 32-37 with a 4.27 ERA overall.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the last seven games between the White Sox and Royals have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the White Sox’s last six games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the White Sox’s last five road games against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last four games as home favorites against AL Central opponents.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Bobby Witt Jr. has hit a home run in each of the Royals’ last three games as favorites against AL opponents.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in 12 of the Royals’ last 13 games at Kauffman Stadium.
- Brady Singer has recorded five or more strikeouts in three of his last four appearances with the Royals as favorites against AL opponents.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Royals’ last seven games at Kauffman Stadium against opponents that held a losing record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last nine games at Kauffman Stadium against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Adam Frazier has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven home appearances against the White Sox after playing the previous day.
- MJ Melendez has recorded two or more hits in each of his last four appearances with the Royals as favorites against AL opponents.
- MJ Melendez has recorded at least one Double in three of his last four appearances with the Royals as favorites against AL opponents.
Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts
- Luis Robert has hit a home run in five of the White Sox’s last nine night games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Tommy Pham has recorded at least one Single in each of the White Sox’s last six road games.
- Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one total base in each of his nine previous Saturday appearances against AL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Nicky Lopez has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five appearances in night games.
- Nicky Lopez has scored a run in each of his last four appearances in night games.
- Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one hit in each of his nine previous Saturday appearances against AL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Nicky Lopez has recorded at least one Double in each of his last three appearances in night games.
Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction
I’ll lean toward the Royals. Singer needs a good start here, though. In his last outing versus Boston, Singer put up a loss with four earned in 2.2 innings. In his previous two starts however, Singer went 1-1 with just two earned in 12.0 innings. As for Cannon, he’s coming off four earned in 6.0 innings in a loss to Pittsburgh.
On Friday the Royals really only had the one big inning but it was more than enough to back up a great pitching performance. The bullpen was decent on 2.0 innings, one earned, three hits and no walks, and only two arms were used. KC will be ready on the mound if Singer can get it going Saturday.