Free MLB Pick: Guardians vs. Royals Odds
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2022 MLB Handicapping
(0-1) Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals (1-0)
Date: Saturday, April 9th, 2022
Time: 4:10 PM ET
Venue: Kaufmann Stadium, Kansas City,
Projected Pitchers: Zach Plesac vs. Brad Keller
MLB Moneyline Odds: Guardians +105 Royals -125
MLB run line Betting Odds: Guardians +1.5, Royals -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
The Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals face off on Saturday in an MLB showdown at Kauffman Stadium. In the first game of the series it was the Royals that came away with the 3-1 victory.
Cleveland Guardians
There are a lot of question marks surrounding this Royals team but they got their season off to a great start. The Royals actually fell behind in the game but they scored a run in the 5th inning and two runs in the 8th inning.
Bobby Witt Jr, Andrew Benintendi, and Nicky Lopez all drove in one run. No one on the team had more than one hit. Starting pitcher Zack Greinke went 5.2 innings and finished with five hits and a run.
On the mound for the Royals is Brad Keller and in the last game he had some major struggles finishing with an 8-12 record and an ERA of 5.39.
Kansas City Royals
On the other side of this matchup is the Cleveland Guardians who don’t have many expectations for this year and if the first game was any indication this is probably going to be a very long season.
The Guardians scored a goal in the 4th inning but the offense couldn’t get anything more going. They outhit the Royals 7-5 but it wasn’t enough as they were defeated. Jose Ramirez had one hit and one RBI.
On the mound for Cleveland is Zach Plesac who during his career has a 22-14 record and an ERA of 3.93.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
Guardians are 9-3 in their last 12 games following a loss.
Guardians are 36-15 in their last 51 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Guardians are 15-33 in their last 48 vs. a team with a winning record.
Royals are 2-8 in their last 10 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Royals are 1-4 in their last 5 Saturday games.
Royals are 1-5 in their last 6 games following a win.
Guardians are 14-5 in the last 19 meetings.
Guardians are 16-5 in the last 21 meetings in Kansas City.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Prediction:
The Royals won the first game of this series, but this one is going to be different. Brad Keller was awful last season and he is going to be lit up in this game. Look for the Guardians’ bats to be strong, and they are going to win this game with ease. Back Cleveland on the run line.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Cleveland -1.5
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