Chicago White Sox (27-81) vs Kansas City Royals (57-49)
Game Info: Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 2:10 pm (Guaranteed Rate Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Chicago White Sox +161 / Kansas City Royals -192 — Over/Under:
The Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox meet Wednesday in MLB action from Guaranteed Rate Field. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox prediction. This will be the final 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 managed a 6-0 win Friday before dropping the two remaining games. Following an 8-5 win over the White Sox on Monday, in game two the Royals eked out a 4-3 victory.
As starter for the finale the Royals will go with Brady Singer. So far Singer is 7-6 with a 2.82 ERA in 21 starts. Over 116 games (113 starts) in his career Singer is 34-37 with a 4.17 ERA.
Chicago White Sox Betting Preview
Over on the White Sox’ side, they played the Seattle Mariners in their last series. Chicago lost all three of those games for another series sweep. On Tuesday the Sox out-hit KC 7-4 but still couldn’t win.
Drew Thorpe will take the mound for the start on Wednesday. This year Thorpe is 3-2 with a 4.81 ERA in the first eight starts of his career.
Royals vs White Sox Pick Injury Notes
Royals RP John Schreiber (knee) hit the IL this week with a tendon injury.
Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts
- Andrew Vaughn has hit a home run in each of the White Sox’s last two games as home underdogs.
- Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last three home appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded a Single in seven of his last eight appearances.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances in day games.
- Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one hit in 16 of his last 17 home appearances against AL opponents.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded two or more total bases in seven of his last eight appearances in day games against AL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Nicky Lopez has scored at least one run in five of his last six appearances at Guaranteed Rate Field against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded a Double in four of the Royals’ last five road games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 14 games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Royals’ last 14 games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Brady Singer has recorded five or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances with the Royals as favorites.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last seven games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
- Brady Singer has recorded a win in each of his last three appearances with the Royals as favorites.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has hit a home run in three of the Royals’ last four games as road favorites.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Royals’ last five games as road favorites against AL opponents.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one Single in each of the Royals’ last seven games against the White Sox.
Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction
I’ll stay with the Royals. Singer has a couple great starts under his belt in the last pair. During that time Singer is 2-0 with 14.0 innings and zero earned runs on seven hits and four walks. As for Thorpe, he’s coming off an ugly loss to the Mariners (eight earned in 0.2 innings) but was pitching well before that.
On Tuesday the Royals were down 2-1 heading into the eighth inning but came alive soon thereafter. KC got a great bullpen effort (2.0 innings; two hits; no walks; one earned) and did just enough on offense to get by. This one’s probably another coin flip.