Rangers vs. Royals Pick
Will the Kansas City Royals defend their home turf when they face the Texas Rangers at 7:15PM ET?
The Royals put Yordano Ventura on the mound to face Cole Hamels of the Rangers. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Texas is a slight favorite on the road, as the Rangers are getting odds of -115 to win. Kansas City is getting a money line of +105 to win, while the over/under total for the game has been set at 8 runs.
Texas is 55-42 overall, 26-27 on the road and 51-41-5 with the over. Kansas City is 48-47 overall, 31-15 at home and 48-42-5 with the under. The Royals picked up a 3-1 win on Friday to open the weekend series. It was their first meeting of 2016. These two have pushed or hit the under in six straight meetings.
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The Rangers are in a tailspin right now, losing four straight and eight of their last nine. They have been held to 4 runs or less in five of those games. Today they send Hamels to the mound, who is 10-2, but has a 5.51 ERA over his last three starts. Given Texas’ recent offensive struggles and Hamels’ pitching struggles, take a chance on the Royals at home.
SATURDAY’S MLB FREE PICK: KANSAS CITY ROYALS +105