Giants vs Royals Prediction & MLB Odds For Sunday, September 22nd

There does appear to be a chance of rain in Kansas City on Sunday, where the forecasted temperature is 68 degrees. The Giants and Royals are facing off at 2:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO. San Francisco is 76-79, while the Royals are 82-73.

The money line odds have the Giants at -113 compared to the Royals at -105, and the over/under line is sitting at 7 runs. BSKC will be looking to end a six-game losing streak, while the Giants have won two in a row. Seth Lugo is starting for the Royals, and he is facing off against Blake Snell for the Giants. Lugo is 1-2 with a 4.08 ERA in 2019, while Snell is 6-7 with a 4.30 ERA.

Betting Odds & Lines for this Game

• Spread: Giants -1.5 (+151) | Royals 1.5 (-185)
• Total: 7
• MoneyLine: Giants -113 | Royals -105

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Giants vs. Royals Prediction: Moneyline

Thanks to a six-run 6th inning for the Giants’ offense, they cruised to a 9-0 win over the Royals in the most recent game of this series. Heading into the game, the Giants were at +127 on the money line.

The starting pitching matchup for this game featured Landen Roupp for the Giants, and he went five innings while giving up just three hits and no earned runs. Roupp finished the game with three strikeouts but issued three walks. On the other side, Brady Singer got the start for the Royals, going just 5 1/3 innings while giving up six runs and took the loss.

San Francisco got a huge performance from Matt Chapman, as he went 2/4 with two homers and two RBIs. Both LaMonte Wade Jr. and Mike Yastrzemski each drove in three for the Giants’ offense.

San Francisco is 76-79 overall this season, and they are 4th in the NL West, 16 games behind the Dodgers. The Giants have gone 24-25 in divisional games this year. They have won two straight games, and this came after dropping four in a row.

At home, the Giants are 41-37 this year and 35-42 on the road. San Francisco has won three straight games as the favorite, and they are 46-32 overall as the favorite. As for their record as the underdog, the Giants are 30-47 this season.

San Francisco has won two straight series at home and two straight series on the road. Their overall series record is 23-22-4 this year. The Giants have an overall record of 5-5 in their last 10 games.

With an overall record of 82-73, the Royals are 7.5 games behind the Guardians for the AL Central lead. Kansas City will be looking to snap a six-game losing streak today, and they have dropped the first two games of this series vs. the Giants. So far, they have gone 33-19 against other teams in the AL Central.

At home, the Royals are 45-35 this season but just one game above .500 at 37-38 on the road. As the underdog, the Royals are 35-43 this season and 47-30 when favored. Kansas City has an overall series record of 22-25-2 heading into today’s game.

Giants vs. Royals Prediction: Over/Under

The San Francisco Giants are on the road against the Kansas City Royals today. The over/under line for the game is set at 7 runs. The Giants have played 134 games this season with over/under lines higher than 7 runs, which accounts for 86.5% of their games. Their games have averaged 8.6 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 79-70 overall.

So far this season, the Giants offense is averaging 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in the MLB. As a team, they are batting .238, and their team on-base percentage of .305 is also below the league average. San Francisco’s offense has been led by Matt Chapman and Heliot Ramos in terms of home runs, as Chapman has 26 homers and Ramos has 21. Chapman also leads the team with 75 RBIs.

San Francisco’s offense will be looking to get things going again, as their lead home run hitter, Mike Yastrzemski, is batting just .167 over his last eight games. During this stretch, he has three homers and six RBIs. As a team, the Giants are just 15th in home runs and are batting a collective .238.

The Kansas City Royals have an over/under record of 68-82 this season, and their games have averaged 8.7 runs per game. In games with an over/under line of 7 runs, they have a record of 5-2-1. The average over/under line for their games this season has been 8 runs, but 94.8% of their games have had higher lines than that. They have not had a single game with an over/under line set at 7 runs.

As a team, the Royals are averaging 4.6 runs per game, which is 11th in the league. This season, they are batting .251 as a team, which is 7th in the league. Kansas City’s offense has been led by Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez, who have combined for 59 home runs and 211 RBIs. Witt Jr. is hitting .334 for the season and has gone 10/28 in his last eight games.

Overall, the Royals are 7th in home runs and have the league’s 2nd ranked strikeout rate. However, they are near the bottom of the league in walks. Witt Jr. and Perez are also 1st and 2nd, respectively, in RBIs for the Royals.

Giants vs. Royals Prediction: Spread

San Francisco is 44-33 vs. the run line on the road this season, and they’ve covered in two straight games. They are 33-45 vs. the run line as the favorite and 45-32 as the underdog. Their average run margin in winning games is +3.3, and it’s -3.3 in losses.

Blake Snell gets the start for the Giants today as he faces the Royals on the road. So far this season, he has made 19 starts and has a record of 4-3 with a 3.31 ERA. Snell’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.08, and opponents are batting .168 this season. In his 19 appearances, Snell has one complete game shutout and nine quality starts. Looking back at his last outing, Snell didn’t allow a run in six innings of work, picking up the win and 12 strikeouts. He has won each of his last two starts.

The Royals have a run line record of 85-70 this season, including a 43-37 mark at home. Their average run margin is +0.6 runs per game, and they have gone 42-33 against the run line on the road. They have covered the run line in 46 of 78 games as an underdog, but are currently on a five-game run line losing streak at home.

Seth Lugo gets the start for the Royals today and comes into the game with a record of 16-8 and an ERA of 3.05. So far, he has made 31 starts and 21 of them have been quality starts. Lugo’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.11, and he is averaging 7.88 strikeouts per nine innings. In his last outing, Lugo finished with a no-decision, going 4 2/3 innings and giving up four earned runs on eight hits. Before that, he had won two straight starts. The right-hander has been much better at home, coming in with a record of 7-5 and an ERA of 3.65.

Giants vs. Royals Pick: Giants ML -113

Our prediction for today’s Giants vs. Royals matchup is to take the Giants on the money line, with the payout currently sitting at -113. We have the Giants winning this one by a score of 5-4.

If you’re looking for some potential player props, we have Blake Snell finishing with six strikeouts, which would have him finishing seventh among all starters. As for Seth Lugo, we have him also finishing with six K’s.