A key battle on the MLB betting odds menu sees the visiting Kansas City Royals dueling the Chicago White Sox on Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field.
For the Chicago White Sox, Jose Quintana gets the ball, charged with keeping the Kansas City Royals hitters off the base paths. He'll face Jeremy Guthrie, 7-5 on the year.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The moneyline was hovering in the range of -105 for the Chicago White Sox in this one over at Sportsbook. The over under number was sitting near 8 at Sportsbook.
Odds Shark computer prediction formulas pick a 4.3-2.9 win for the Royals on Saturday. Odds Shark score prediction models pick a 4.3-2.9 result in favor of the Royals today. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Chicago White Sox sport a record of 42-46 heading into this matchup, while the Kansas City Royals sit at 53-35 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Chicago vs Kansas City injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 20 (Chicago White Sox) and the No. 12 (Kansas City Royals) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the Chicago White Sox No. 30-ranked scoring average of 3.36 runs per game, against a Kansas City Royals offense rated No. 7 and scoring 4.36 runs per game. The White Sox have averaged 8.14 hits per game to date this season, less than the Royals hitters have managed (9.24 per nine innings).
Kansas City brings the No. 5-rated defense to this matchup, facing the White Sox's No. 18-ranked defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Royals were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the Chicago staff and losing 2-0 to the White Sox on Friday at U.S. Cellular Field.
- Kansas City is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
- Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- Kansas City is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing Chi White Sox
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
- Chi White Sox is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
- Chi White Sox is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chi White Sox's last 17 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Kansas City at Chicago, Sunday, July 19th
