Texas Rangers Host Kansas City Royals in MLB Baseball Betting Action

Globe Life Park hosts an MLB battle between the Texas Rangers and the visiting Kansas City Royals on Monday.

It's a pitching duel between Colby Lewis for the Texas Rangers (2-2 on the year) and Danny Duffy for Kansas City Royals (2-1 so far).

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The visiting Kansas City Royals were -118 moneyline favorites in this one earlier in the day at most online sportsbooks including Sportsbook. The total was 9 at Sportsbook for those preferring over under betting.

Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 5.5-3.8 result in favor of the Royals. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Texas Rangers sport a record of 13-18 heading into this matchup, while the Kansas City Royals sit at 20-11 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Texas vs Kansas City injuries news.

It's a MLB baseball betting matchup between the No. 23-rated Texas Rangers and the league No. 9-ranked Kansas City Royals, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.

Statistical Matchup

Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the Texas Rangers No. 22-ranked scoring average of 3.87 runs per game, against a Kansas City Royals offense rated No. 3 and scoring 5.03 runs per game. The Rangers have averaged 7.61 hits per game to date this season, less than the Royals hitters have managed (10.16 per nine innings).

Defensively, Kansas City features the No. 8-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.67 runs per game. Texas, meanwhile, comes in at No. 26 at home, scoring 3.5 runs per game.