Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians – Breakdown and Prediction

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports/Sipa USA

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians: A battle for the top seed in the AL Central

The Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Guardians are meeting toiday at Progressive Field.

 

The Royals are almost there

The Kansas City Royals are second in the AL Central with a 74-58 record, including 33-30 on the road. They have won 4 of their last 6 games overall, including the last two against the Guardians. Kansas City has a 3.88 ERA, a .244 batting average, a .312 on-base percentage, and 1.27 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Bobby Witt Jr. is the best player on the team with 182 hits, 113 runs, and 27 home runs.

 

The Guardians are struggling lately

The Cleveland Guardians are on top of the AL Central with a 75-57 record, including 40-23 at home. They have lost 5 of their last 7 games. The Guardians have a 3.82 ERA, a .231 batting average, a .304 on-base percentage, and 1.22 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jose Ramirez is the best player on the team with 133 hits, 93 runs and 32 home runs.

 

Betting Trends

This season, the Guardians have won 53 out of the 80 games in which they’ve been favored. Cleveland has entered 33 games this season favored by -142 or more and is 21-12 in those contests. Games involving Cleveland have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 62 of 131 chances this season. The Guardians have an ATS record of 66-64 130 games with a spread this season. The Royals have come away with 29 wins in the 63 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season. Kansas City has come away with a win eight times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or longer on the moneyline. Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 60 of its 131 opportunities. The Royals have posted a record of 72-59 against the spread this season.

 

Prediction and Conclusion

This series is as hot as it can be at this part of the season. The teams are separated by only one game in the battle for the top seed in the AL Central, with the Guardians holding that spot at the moment. Cleveland has had one of the best home records in the entire league this season, but the Royals managed to win both games yesterday. The Guardians need to bounce back if they want to keep the leading spot, but they will go with Gavin Williams, who has not been among their best options this season. The 25-year-old pitcher is only 2-6 for the season, with a 5.13 ERA, 52 K, 47.1 IP, and 1.46 WHIP. The Royals will go with Michael Lorenzen, who is 7-6 for the season with a 3.47 ERA, 91 K, 124.1 IP, and 1.25 WHIP. Given these numbers and the current form of both teams, we go with the Royals to win this one as well.

Get a Free Trial

Players

Categories
  1. Arizona Cardinals
  2. Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos
  3. Dallas Stars vs Utah Hockey Club
  4. Indiana Hoosiers
  5. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
  6. Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics
  7. Calgary Flames
  8. Laslo Djere
  9. Vancouver Canucks
  10. New York Knicks vs Denver Nuggets
  11. College Football
  12. Los Angeles Lakers
  13. Baseball
  14. Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins
  15. Montreal Canadiens
  16. Alabama Crimson Tide vs Oklahoma Sooners
  17. Utah Hockey Club
  18. Marin Cilic
  19. Bayern Munich
  20. Brandon Nakashima
  21. Minnesota Wild
  22. Hugo Gaston
  23. Manchester City
  24. Patrick Kypson
  25. Seattle Kraken
  26. Borussia Dortmund
  27. Florida Panthers
  28. Baylor Bears
  29. Indianapolis Colts
  30. Luca van Assche
  31. Los Angeles Rams vs New Orleans Saints
  32. Stan Wawrinka
  33. Hamad Medjedovic
  34. Pittsburgh Steelers
  35. New Jersey Devils
  36. Carlos Alcaraz
  37. New York Knicks vs Utah Jazz
  38. Atlanta Falcons
  39. St. Louis Blues
  40. Andrey Rublev
  41. Ohio State Buckeyes
  42. Los Angeles Chargers
  43. Week 2
  44. New York Mets
  45. VCU Rams
  46. San Jose Sharks vs Dallas Stars
  47. Central Michigan Chippewas
  48. Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz
  49. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
  50. Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves
  51. Nicolas Jarry
  52. Dallas Mavericks
  53. Miami Dolphins
  54. Green Bay Packers
  55. Cincinnati Bengals
  56. Toronto Raptors vs New Orleans Pelicans
  57. Alexei Popyrin
  58. Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks
  59. Los Angeles Kings
  60. Baltimore Ravens vs Los Angeles Chargers
  61. Marcos Giron
  62. Brandon Holt
  63. Anaheim Ducks vs Dallas Stars
  64. Bengals vs Cowboys
  65. Charleston Southern Buccaneers
  66. Mercer Bears
  67. New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers
  68. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
  69. Carolina Panthers
  70. Toronto Raptors
  71. Bowling Green Falcons
  72. Tennessee Titans
  73. Brooklyn Nets
  74. Los Angeles Clippers
  75. Florida Panthers vs Winnipeg Jets
  76. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
  77. North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
  78. Portland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies
  79. NBA
  80. Boston Bruins
  81. Thiago Seyboth Wild
  82. Sports
  83. Utah Jazz
  84. Nitto ATP Finals
  85. Ole Miss Rebels
  86. Pittsburgh Penguins
  87. David Goffin
  88. Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars
  89. Utah Hockey Club vs Montreal Canadiens
  90. Oregon Ducks
  91. Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings
  92. Michigan Wolverines
  93. Louisville Cardinals vs Indiana Hoosiers
  94. San Francisco 49ers
  95. Seattle Seahawks
  96. New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys
  97. LSU Tigers
  98. Denis Shapovalov
  99. Jack Draper
  100. Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions
  101. Ben Shelton
  102. Michigan State Spartans
  103. Ottawa Senators
  104. Penn Quakers
  105. Houston Texans vs Dallas Cowboys
  106. Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers
  107. College Basketball
  108. Aryna Sabalenka
  109. UFC
  110. Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins
  111. Dallas Stars vs Carolina Hurricanes
  112. Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat
  113. Jacksonville Jaguars
  114. Jiri Lehecka
  115. Dmitry Popko
  116. Detroit Red Wings
  117. Carolina Hurricanes vs Philadelphia Flyers
  118. Memphis Tigers
  119. Schedule
  120. Ottawa Senators vs San Jose Sharks
  121. New York Liberty
  122. Cleveland Guardians
  123. Alejandro Tabilo
  124. Ohio Bobcats
  125. Winnipeg Jets
  126. New York Yankees
  127. Buffalo Bills
  128. Dallas Cowboys
  129. Grigor Dimitrov
  130. Denver Broncos
  131. NHL
  132. Denver Nuggets
  133. Appalachian State Mountaineers
  134. Indiana Pacers vs Houston Rockets
  135. Edmonton Oilers
  136. Philadelphia 76ers
  137. Los Angeles Clippers vs Minnesota Timberwolves
  138. New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks
  139. Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Clippers
  140. Florida Gators
  141. Indiana Pacers
  142. New York Rangers
  143. New York Knicks
  144. Miami of Ohio Redhawks
  145. Colorado Avalanche
  146. San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns
  147. Mississippi State Bulldogs vs UNLV Rebels
  148. Washington Wizards
  149. Cleveland Browns
  150. Fifa News Uncategorized
  151. Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers
  152. Las Vegas Raiders
  153. Minnesota Timberwolves
  154. Alabama Crimson Tide
  155. St. John’s Red Storm
  156. Week 11
  157. Richard Gasquet
  158. Baylor Bears vs Abilene Christian
  159. Players
  160. New Orleans Saints
  161. Week 3
  162. Learner Tien
  163. East Carolina Pirates
  164. Zizou Bergs
  165. Panthers vs Kraken
  166. NFL
  167. Detroit Lions
  168. New Orleans Pelicans
  169. Louisville Cardinals
  170. Oklahoma Crimson Tide
  171. Kent State Golden Flashes
  172. Toronto Maple Leafs
  173. Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks
  174. New York Giants
  175. Jannik Sinner
  176. San Antonio Spurs
  177. Tomas Machac
  178. New York Islanders vs Calgary Flames
  179. Milwaukee Bucks vs Detroit Pistons
  180. Recent article
  181. Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves
  182. Cincinnati Bearcats vs Villanova Wildcats
  183. Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks
  184. Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans
  185. Memphis Grizzlies
  186. Lorenzo Sonego
  187. Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns
  188. Tulane Green Wave
  189. Mississippi State Bulldogs
  190. Baltimore Ravens
  191. Miami Dolphins vs Green Bay Packers
  192. Purdue Boilermakers
  193. Liverpool
  194. Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns
  195. Nashville Predators
  196. Soccer
  197. Dallas Stars
  198. Lorenzo Musetti
  199. Detroit Tigers
  200. Milwaukee Bucks
  201. New York Knicks vs Dallas Mavericks
  202. Chicago Bears
  203. Karen Khachanov
  204. Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics
  205. Villanova Wildcats
  206. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  207. Auburn Tigers
  208. Charlotte Hornets
  209. Minnesota Vikings
  210. Michigan Wolverines vs Ohio State Buckeyes
  211. Boston Celtics
  212. San Diego State Aztecs
  213. Chicago Bulls
  214. Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans
  215. Orlando Magic vs Los Angeles Clippers
  216. Liverpool vs Manchester City
  217. Buffalo Sabres
  218. Houston Rockets
  219. Cleveland Cavaliers
  220. Orlando Magic
  221. Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich
  222. Vegas Golden Knights
  223. Kansas State Wildcats
  224. Illinois Fighting Illini
  225. Xinyu Wang
  226. Ugo Humbert
  227. New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins
  228. Arkansas Razorbacks
  229. Charlotte Hornets vs Brooklyn Nets
  230. Kei Nishikori
  231. WNBA
  232. South Carolina State Bulldogs
  233. Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets
  234. Texas A&M Aggies
  235. Houston Texans
  236. Denver Broncos vs Las Vegas Raiders
  237. New York Islanders
  238. New England Patriots
  239. Buffalo Sabres vs Anaheim Ducks
  240. Detroit Pistons
  241. Philadelphia Flyers
  242. Auburn Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide
  243. Minnesota Timberwolves vs Toronto Raptors
  244. Jasmine Paolini
  245. Phoenix Suns
  246. Cincinnati Bearcats
  247. Golden State Warriors
  248. Los Angeles Rams
  249. Nuno Borges
  250. Indiana Hoosiers vs Ohio State Buckeyes
  251. New York Jets
  252. Oklahoma City Thunder
  253. Carolina Hurricanes
  254. Philadelphia Eagles vs Baltimore Ravens
  255. Minnesota Lynx
  256. Qinwen Zheng
  257. Anaheim Ducks
  258. Memphis Grizzlies vs Dallas Mavericks
  259. Holger Rune
  260. Jakub Mensik
  261. Chicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards
  262. New Mexico Lobos
  263. Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Rangers
  264. Francisco Cerundolo
  265. Tennis
  266. San Jose Sharks
  267. Purdue Boilermakers vs NC State Wolfpack
  268. South Carolina Gamecocks
  269. Baylor Bears vs St. John’s Red Storm
  270. Los Angeles Dodgers
  271. Memphis Tigers vs Tulane Green Wave
  272. Miami Heat
  273. Roberto Bautista Agut
  274. Philadelphia Eagles vs Los Angeles Rams
  275. Portland Trail Blazers
  276. NC State Wolfpack
  277. Alexandre Muller
  278. Ball State Cardinals
  279. Seattle Kraken vs Los Angeles Kings
  280. Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears
  281. North Carolina State Wolfpack
  282. Washington Capitals
  283. NHL betting trends
  284. UNLV Rebels
  285. Kansas City Chiefs
  286. Stefanos Tsitsipas
  287. Atlanta Hawks
  288. Game
  289. Tommy Paul
  290. Novak Djokovic
  291. MLB
  292. Week 1
  293. Alexander Zverev
  294. Philadelphia Eagles
  295. Washington Commanders
  296. Taylor Fritz
  297. San Diego Padres
  298. Boston Bruins vs Detroit Red Wings
  299. Tampa Bay Lightning
  300. , Casper Ruud
  301. Columbus Blue Jackets
  302. Winnipeg Jets vs Pittsburgh Penguins
  303. Sacramento Kings
  304. Botic Van De Zandschulp