Kansas City Royals (42-36) vs Miami Marlins (26-50)
Game Info: Monday, June 24, 2024 at 8:10 pm (Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium)
The Line: Betting Odds: Kansas City Royals -244 / Miami Marlins +200 — Over/Under: 10.5
The Miami Marlins and the Kansas City Royals meet Monday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. Here’s a Miami Marlins vs Kansas City Royals 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 Miami Marlins recent form and player performance
The Kansas City Royals recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Miami Marlins
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Kansas City Royals
Recent betting trends in games played between the Marlins and Royals
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Marlins vs Royals game
Miami Marlins Betting Preview
Miami last played the Seattle Mariners over the weekend. The Marlins took a 3-2 win in the opener of that set, then fell 9-0 on Saturday. In the Sunday finale the Marlins powered out a 6-4 victory. Starter Kyle Tyler stepped in admirably with 4.0 innings and two earned runs.
In the starter role for the Monday game the Marlins are going with Roddery Munoz. This year Munoz is 1-2 with a 5.76 ERA in six starts (the first six starts of his career).
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
Over on the Royals’ side, they took on the Texas Rangers over the weekend. Kansas City struggled in the first pair with losses 6-2 and 6-0. On Sunday the Royals took a shutout loss 4-0. Alec Marsh gave up three earned in 5.2 innings as starter.
Cole Ragans will take the mound for the starter job in the Monday game. This year Ragans is 4-5 with a 3.13 ERA in 16 starts. Ragans is 11-13 with a 3.59 career ERE in 54 games (37 starts) total.
Marlins vs Royals Pick Injury Notes
Marlins SP Braxton Garrett was scratched from his scheduled start Sunday due to discomfort in his left elbow.
Total Runs Facts
- Five of the Royals’ last six games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Marlins’ last five games against AL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last five games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Marlins’ last five games as underdogs.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 18 games at Kauffman Stadium.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Royals’ last 18 games at Kauffman Stadium.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded a Double in four of the Royals’ last five games against NL opponents at Kauffman Stadium.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one Single in 11 of the Royals’ last 12 games at Kauffman Stadium.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last eight games at Kauffman Stadium against opponents that held a losing record.
- Salvador Perez has hit a home run in two of the Royals’ last three games against NL East opponents.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Royals’ last five games against NL opponents at Kauffman Stadium.
Miami Marlins Player Prop Facts
- Tim Anderson has recorded two or more hits in each of the Marlins’ last seven night games.
- Tim Anderson has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Marlins’ last seven night games.
- Tim Anderson has recorded two or more Singles in each of the Marlins’ last seven night games.
- Bryan De La Cruz has scored at least one run in each of the Marlins’ last five games as road underdogs against AL opponents.
- Jesus Sanchez has hit a home run in three of the Marlins’ last five games as underdogs.
- Josh Bell has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last three road appearances against the Royals after playing the previous day.
Miami Marlins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction
I’ll take a value play stab on the Marlins here. Ragans has pitched reasonably well lately, but he’ll need some help from the bats. In his last three starts combined Ragans is 0-1 with six earned runs on 13 hits and six walks in 19.0 innings total. He should be able to post a quality outing if all goes well.
On Sunday the Royals had a pretty ineffective evening at the plate, notching just two team hits. Kansas City gave up 10 hits on the other side, but there was really only one bad inning. The Royals should still have the advantage Monday, but it may be worth trying Miami.