Giants vs Royals Prediction & MLB Odds For Friday, September 20th
From Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, we have the Giants and Royals facing off in an interleague matchup. Friday’s game is set to get started at 8:10 PM ET, and NBCS will be televising the Giants.
The money line odds have the Royals at -164 compared to the Giants at +140, and the over/under line is at 8.5 runs. Michael Wacha is starting for the Royals, and they are facing a Giants club that is 4th in the NL West with a record of 74-79. Mason Black is the Giants’ starter.
Betting Odds & Lines for this Game
- Spread: Giants 1.5 (-148) | Royals -1.5 (+125)
- Total: 8.5
- MoneyLine: Giants +140 | Royals -164
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Giants vs. Royals Prediction: Moneyline
The Giants will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Orioles with a 5-3 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 4th inning before the Orioles scored three runs in the bottom of the 4th. San Francisco was the +138 underdog on the road going into this game.
Logan Webb got the start for the Giants and took the loss. He only lasted five innings, giving up three earned runs, and took the loss. Michael Conforto was hot at the plate, going 2/4 with a homer and two RBIs.
San Francisco is 74-79 overall, putting them 4th in the NL West. They are 17 games behind the Dodgers for the division lead. The Giants have gone 24-25 in divisional games this year. The Giants are starting this one on the road, where they are 33-42 this season.
The Giants have been good as the favorite this year, going 46-32, but just 28-47 as the underdog. They have won two straight series on the road and have an overall series record of 23-22-4. San Francisco is coming off a series win, taking two of three from the Orioles.
The Royals will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Tigers with a 4-2 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 8th inning before the Tigers scored three runs in the top of the 8th. Kansas City was the +115 underdog at home going into the game.
Alec Marsh got the start for the Royals and took the loss. He only lasted 2 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits. Offensively, the Royals scored their only two runs in thejson 1st inning. Yuli Gurriel and Salvador Perez each had two hits. The Royals only other hit was a single by Michael A. Taylor.
Kansas City is 82-71 overall and 6.5 games behind the Guardians in the AL Central. The Royals are coming into today’s game having lost four straight games, with all of these losses coming in their series vs. the Tigers. So far, they have gone 33-19 in divisional games.
At home, the Royals are 45-33 this season and 37-38 on the road. As the favorite, the Royals are 47-28 and 35-43 as the underdog. So far, they have an overall series record of 22-25-2.
Giants vs. Royals Prediction: Over/Under
San Francisco is on the road against Kansas City today. The O/U line for the game is set at 8.5 runs, which is just above the combined run average for Giants games this season. The Giants have played to the over in 14 of 23 games this season when the O/U line has been set at 8.5 runs. San Francisco is currently on a three-game over streak.
So far this season, the Giants are averaging 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. They have been a slightly better offensive team on the road this season, averaging 4.4 runs per game. As a team, they are batting .238, which is 14th in the league, and their team on-base percentage of .306 is also 14th in the league.
San Francisco’s top two home run hitters are Matt Chapman and Heliot Ramos, who have 24 and 21 homers, respectively. Chapman also leads the team with 73 RBIs. Over his last nine games, LaMonte Wade Jr. is hitting .310, while Mike Yastrzemski has four homers in his last eight games but is batting just .207 in that stretch.
The Kansas City Royals have an over/under record of 67-81 this season, and their games have averaged 8.7 runs per game. The over/under line for today’s game against the San Francisco Giants is set at 8.5 runs. The Royals have played in 49 games this season with over/under lines set at 8.5 runs, and their record in those games is 17-26. Their games have had over/under lines set at 8.5 runs in 32.0% of their games this season.
So far this season, the Royals are averaging 4.7 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have been even better at home, averaging 4.9 runs per game. Overall, they are batting .252, which is 7th in the league. As a team, they are one of the best in the league at not striking out, but they are just 27th in the league in walks. Kansas City’s offense is also near the top of the league in slugging percentage and OPS.
Bobby Witt Jr. has been one of the best hitters in the league this season, as he is batting .331 with 32 homers and 108 RBIs. Over his last seven games, he has two homers and nine RBIs while batting .269. Salvador Perez has also been a big power threat for the Royals, as he is 2nd on the team with 27 homers and 103 RBIs. Perez is also on a four-game hitting streak.
Giants vs. Royals Prediction: Spread
San Francisco is 42-33 against the run line on the road this season, and overall they are 76-77. They have an average run differential of -0.1 runs per game, and their average run differential in winning games is +3.2 runs per game.
Right-hander Mason Black is getting the start for the Giants today as he faces the Royals on the road. He has made six starts this year and is 0-4 with a 7.07 ERA. Black’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.64, and opponents are batting .306 off him this year. In his most recent outing, Black took the loss, going four innings and giving up two earned runs on six hits. He has given up at least one homer in three straight outings. Black has a 10.53 ERA on the road compared to 5.54 at home.
The Royals have been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 85-68 overall. They have been especially good at home, where they are 43-35 against the run line. Their average run margin for the season is +0.6, and they have been a good bet on the run line as an underdog, going 46-32.
Michael Wacha gets the start for the Royals today and comes in with a record of 13-7 and an ERA of 3.29. So far this year, he has made 27 starts, and opponents are batting .243 off the right-hander. Wacha has turned in 14 quality starts this year and is averaging 7.96 strikeouts per nine innings. In his last outing, Wacha picked up the win, going five innings and giving up one earned run on three hits. Before that, he had given up at least two earned runs in three straight starts. Wacha has been much better at home, coming in with a record of 7-2 and an ERA of 3.49.
Giants vs. Royals Pick: Giants ML +140
Our pick for this Giants vs. Royals matchup is to take the Giants on the money line, where they are offering a payout of +140. We have the Giants coming out on top by a score of 5-4. If you’re looking for an over/under prediction, we would take the under, as the line is sitting at 8.5 runs.
Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Michael Wacha finishing with just four strikeouts and Mason Black with five. Wacha is projected to give up more hits and runs than Black, but we have Black going just four innings and Wacha going six.
