The Kansas City Royals will look to bolster their win total and reward those moneyline betting when the Houston Astros invade Kauffman Stadium on Friday.
Charlie Morton, with a record of 7-1 on the season, gets the ball for the Houston Astros, while the Kansas City Royals trot Jakob Junis to the mound in this one. He is 5-6 so far in 2018.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The moneyline was hovering in the range of 185 for the Kansas City Royals in this one over at Sportsbook. The over under number was sitting near 9 at Sportsbook.
Handicapping models based on recent betting stats and prediction formulas pick a 5.1-1.1 win for 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
The Kansas City Royals sport a record of 22-46 heading into this matchup, while the Houston Astros sit at 45-25 on the season 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. 28 in Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Houston Astros, who rate a No. 2 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the Kansas City Royals No. 28-ranked scoring average of 3.72 runs per game, against a Houston Astros offense rated No. 2 and scoring 5.13 runs per game. The Royals have averaged 8.37 hits per game to date this season, less than the Astros hitters have managed (9.01 per nine innings).
Kansas City owns the No. 30 defense, allowing 3.72 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Houston's No. 1-rated defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Houston looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Athletics, a 7-3 final on Thursday in support of J Verlander at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Kansas City didn't plate a single run in their last outing, shut down by Tyler Mahle in a losing cause, 7-0, against Cincinnati on Wednesday.
- Houston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
- Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
- Houston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
- Kansas City is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games
- Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Houston at Kansas City, Saturday, June 16th
