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The San Diego Padres look to emerge victorious in MLB odds action as the Kansas City Royals arrive at PETCO Park on Monday.
It's a pitching duel between Eric Stults for the San Diego Padres (1-3 on the year) and Yordano Ventura for Kansas City Royals (2-1 so far).
Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line
Betting fans looking to pick the San Diego Padres in this matchup found them as 111 underdogs on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 6.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.
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Computer Prediction: Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Pick
Handicapping models based on recent betting stats and prediction formulas pick a 3.1-2.7 win for the Royals. A 3.1-2.7 result in favor of the Royals is the prediction by the Odds Shark handicapping pick engine. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Odds and Stats.
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
14-18 San Diego battles the Royals, currently with a 14-16 mark. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and San Diego vs Kansas City injuries news.
The San Diego Padres sit at No. 27 in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Kansas City Royals sit at No. 20 on the same chart.
How Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Stats Matchup
The game also pits San Diego Padres No. 30-rated offense, averaging 2.62 runs per game, against a Kansas City Royals defense that ranks No. 15 at 4.3 in runs allowed per game. The San Diego Padres have averaged 7.06 hits per game so far, less than Kansas City Royals batters have averaged on the year (8.47 hits per game).
Kansas City brings the No. 15-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Padres's No. 6-ranked defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Royals were a 9-4 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Tigers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Detroit at -126 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors. Kansas City suffered a 9-4 loss against Detroit on Sunday, as Jason Vargas wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Kauffman Stadium.
San Diego was a 4-3 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Diamondbacks. They won as -128 favorites, while the total score of 7 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. San Diego got the job done in their last match in a 4-3 victory over Arizona on Sunday at PETCO Park behind starter Tyson Ross.
Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Betting Odds Trends
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Diego's last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of San Diego's last 25 games at home
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Next Betting Matchups
Kansas City at San Diego, Tuesday, May 6th
