White Sox vs. Royals Prediction
Will the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox have another pitching duel when they open their weekend series tonight at 8:15PM ET?
The Royals put Danny Duffy on the mound tonight to face Miguel Gonzalez of the White Sox. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, KC is favored at home tonight. The Royals are getting odds of -152 to win, while the White Sox are listed with odds of +140 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 8 runs.
Chicago is 27-21 on the season, 14-9 on the road and 26-19-3 with the under. Kansas City is 24-22 overall, 13-7 at home and 26-17-1 with the under. These two met last weekend for a three-game series in Chicago, with the Royals grabbing two of the three games. They hit the under in all three meetings as well.
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Since the series with Chicago, KC has been mashing the ball against a bad Minnesota team. Don’t look for that to continue. The Sox have struggled at the plate for the better part of two weeks now, producing more than 3 runs in just two of their last 10. While the pitching matchup isn’t great, KC still has its strong bullpen that should keep the runs low and Gonzalez has a 3.31 ERA over his last three starts to keep Chicago competitive.
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