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2021 MLB Handicapping
(56-68) Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros (73-52)
Date: Wednesday, August 25th, 2021
Time: 2:10 PM ET
Venue: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Projected Pitchers: Mike Minor (KC) vs. Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Royals +190 Astros -256
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Royals +1.5, Astros -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 7.5
The Royals will be in Houston to take on the Astros for game 3 Wednesday at 2:10 ET. Game 2 is Tuesday at 8:10 ET.
Mike Minor is going for the Royals and Lance McCullers Jr. is going for the Astros.
The Royals won game 1 on Monday by a score of 7-1.
Kansas City Royals
The Royals have not had a great season so far, but they have played well against the Astros so far.
They find themselves in 4th place of the American League Central with a record of 56-68. The White Sox lead them by 15 games.
Before this series, Kansas City swept a 3 game series with the Cubs. In those games, the Royals scored 19 runs and allowed 5 runs.
Daniel Lynch went 5 innings and allowed 1 earned run on Monday.
Mike Minor is 8-11 this year with an ERA of 5.34. His last start was against the Astros where he went 5.1 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. Houston won that game 6-3.
The pitching has not been great for this team. They have an ERA of 4.80 which is 26th best in the majors.
Their offense is scoring 4.13 runs per game which is 23rd best in the league.
Kansas City has hit 125 home runs which is 27th best in the league.
Houston Astros
The Astros have had a good season, but they have not played well against the Royals.
They are in 1st place of the American League West with a record of 73-52. They lead the Athletics by 3.5 games.
Houston took 2 games out of 3 against the Mariners before this series. In those games, the Astros scored 30 runs and allowed 10 runs.
Zack Greinke went 6 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on Monday.
Lance McCullers Jr. has been a good arm in this rotation so far. He is 10-4 with an ERA of 3.21. His last start was against the Mariners where he went 6 innings and allowed 2 earned runs. Houston won that game 12-3.
Pitching has been impressive in 2021. They have an ERA of 3.64 which is 5th best in the majors.
Their offense has been very good. They are scoring 5.38 runs per game which is best in baseball.
Houston has hit 164 home runs which is 8th best in baseball.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Royals are 86-178 in their last 264 games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Royals are 54-116 in their last 170 road games vs. a right handed starter.
- Royals are 54-116 in their last 170 road games vs. a right handed starter.
- Royals are 43-102 in their last 145 during game 3 of a series.
- Astros are 10-4 in their last 14 Wednesday games.
- Astros are 44-18 in their last 62 home games vs. a left handed starter.
- Astros are 73-30 in their last 103 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros MLB Prediction:
The Astros have had a hard time with the Royals this year which has surprised me. I look for Houston to bounce back in this game.
Houston is a more talented team and they really should not be losing to teams like Kansas City.
I feel that McCullers will pitch well and the Astros will hit around Minor enough to get a win.
I like the total to go over 7.5 in this game and for the Astros to win.
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