Chicago White Sox (27-80) vs Kansas City Royals (57-48)
Game Info: Monday, July 29, 2024 at 8:10 pm (Guaranteed Rate Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Chicago White Sox +134 / Kansas City Royals -159 — Over/Under: 8.5
The Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox meet Monday in MLB action from Guaranteed Rate Field. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox prediction. This will be the first 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 Kansas City Royals recent form and player performance
The Chicago White Sox recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Kansas City Royals
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Chicago White Sox
Recent betting trends in games played between the Royals and White Sox
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Royals vs White Sox game
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
Over the weekend the Royals took on the Chicago Cubs. Kansas City won 6-0 Friday before a 9-4 defeat in game two. On Sunday the Royals took a 7-3 loss. KC gave up 12 hits along the way and blew a 3-2 lead early. In the starter role for Monday the Royals will go with Alec Marsh. So far Marsh is 7-7 with a 4.75 ERA in 19 games (18 starts). Marsh is 10-16 with a 5.16 ERA in 36 career games (26 starts).
Chicago White Sox Betting Preview
Over on the White Sox’ side, they played the Seattle Mariners in their last set. Chicago lost 10-0 and 6-3 in the first pair. In the finale the Sox took yet another loss, this time 6-3. Starter Garrett Crochet lasted 3.0 innings with three earned runs.
Chris Flexen will start for Chicago on Monday. Flexen is 2-10 with a 5.25 ERA in 22 games (20 starts). Over 142 career games (100 starts) Flexen is 29-44 with a 5.00 ERA.
Royals vs White Sox Pick Injury Notes
White Sox SP Mike Clevinger (elbow) will undergo disc replacement surgery on his neck August 1. He’ll be out for the rest of the season.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Royals’ last six games as favorites against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Ten of the last 11 games between the Royals and White Sox have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last four games at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts
- Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one hit in 14 of his last 15 home appearances against AL opponents.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one Single in eight of his last nine appearances with the White Sox as underdogs against the Royals.
- Tommy Pham has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last five appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- Chris Flexen has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last three home appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Max Stassi has hit a home run in three of his last eight appearances against the Royals.
- Tommy Pham has recorded a Double in each of the White Sox’s last four night games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Yoan Moncada has scored a run in five of his last six home appearances against the Royals.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one Single in 10 of the Royals’ last 11 games against AL Central opponents.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Royals’ last 18 night games.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last five games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has hit a home run in each of the Royals’ last two games as road favorites.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded a Double in each of the Royals’ last three road games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Hunter Renfroe has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Royals’ last five games against the White Sox.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 18 night games.
Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction
I have to stay with the Royals here. Most of that is due to Chicago’s recent struggles, though. As for Flexen, he hasn’t been downright horrendous lately, but he’s still 0-3 in his last trio. Flexen has given up 12 earned in 15.1 total innings during that time.
On Sunday the Royals were out-hit 12-5 and it wasn’t a great day in many respects. That said, the pen ended up with 3.0 innings with no hits, no walks and no earned runs. This one could get out of hand if Marsh struggles. I like a high total here.