The Kansas City Royals look to emerge victorious in MLB odds action as the Seattle Mariners arrive at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday.
The match puts starter Roenis Elias for the Seattle Mariners on the hill facing Yordano Ventura for the Kansas City Royals. Elias brings a 5-8 mark to the game, while Ventura is 12-8 to date on the season.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Those going with the Kansas City Royals in this one found them listed on the odds board as moneyline favorites of -173 at Sportsbook for Wednesday's contest. The betting total was hovering near 8 at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 6-4.8 result in favor of the Mariners. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
87-63 Kansas City battles the Mariners, currently with a 74-77 mark. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Kansas City vs Seattle injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 22 (Kansas City Royals) and the No. 4 (Seattle Mariners) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up Kansas City Royals No. 5 ranked offense (4.5 runs per game) against a Seattle Mariners defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 21 at 4.44 runs allowed per game. The Kansas City Royals have been averaging 9.29 hits per game, more than the Seattle Mariners have managed so far this season (8.56 hits on average).
Comparing defensive stats, Seattle owns the No. 24-rated road mark, allowing 4.76 runs per game on the highway. Kansas City, on the other hand, rates No. 8 in scoring at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Seattle hopes solid pitching and defense that led to their last victory - a 10-strikeout performance from H Iwakuma - will prevail again after their 11-2 victory against Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium.
- Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- Seattle is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
- The total has gone OVER in 10 of Seattle's last 12 games on the road
- Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
- Kansas City is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
- Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 12 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Seattle at Kansas City, Thursday, September 24th
