Kansas City Royals Favored by -129 Against Houston Astros on Saturday

The Houston Astros will look to pick up a road win when they take on the Royals in Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday in MLB baseball betting odds action.

For the Kansas City Royals, Danny Duffy gets the ball, charged with keeping the Houston Astros hitters off the base paths. He'll face Scott Feldman, 4-5 on the year.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Kansas City Royals as -129 favorites on the moneyline for this contest. The over under was hovering near 8 for betting fans hoping to turn a profit on totals at Sportsbook.

Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 5-4.1 result in favor of the Astros. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

Kansas City (57-38) will face the 55-43 Astros in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Kansas City vs Houston injuries news.

This game puts the Kansas City Royals, most recently No. 9 in Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Houston Astros, who rate a No. 3 in the latest survey.

Statistical Matchup

At the plate, Kansas City owns the No. 3 ranking for hits at 9.33 per game. By contrast, the Houston Astros are rated No. 26 in the same category at 8.14 per game.

Defensively, Houston features the No. 9-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.98 runs per game. Kansas City, meanwhile, comes in at No. 10 at home, scoring 4.5 runs per game.