The Kansas City Royals battle the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday in MLB betting action at Kauffman Stadium.

Los Angeles puts its faith in starter Zack Greinke to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 14-5. Getting the ball for the Royals is Jeremy Guthrie, who owns a 7-11 record on the season with a 5.12 ERA.



View LA Angels vs Kansas City Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Royals in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +140 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 5-rated Angels taking on the American League's No. 6-rated Royals in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Kansas City owns the No. 2 ranking for hits in the American League at 9.4 per game. By contrast, the Angels are rated No. 3 in the same category at 9.4 per game.

Comparing defensive stats, Los Angeles owns the American League's No. 11-rated road mark, allowing 4.7 runs per game on the highway. Kansas City, on the other hand, rates No. 9 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 9-7 Sportsbook as they battled the Royals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Angels at -165 were rewarded, while the 16 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Angels grabbed a win last time out, defeating Bruce Chen and the Royals 9-7 on Friday at Kauffman Stadium.




Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing Kansas City are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

Kansas City Royals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few Angels at Royals trends to consider:
LA Angels are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels' last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels' last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
LA Angels are 13-4 SU in their last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games at home


Next up:
LA Angels at Kansas City, Sunday, September 16