Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Prediction & Picks - MLB
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by Lou Aguila | in MLB Picks
The Kansas City Royals and the Houston Astros will resume their series on Tuesday at Dalkin Park with the road team leading 1-0.
The Royals drew first blood in the series as they took Game 1 by a score 7-5. The visiting team took the air out of the Astros and their fans after storming to a 7-0 lead behind a flurry of runs spearheaded by Bobby Wit Jr. and Jonathan India. Michael Wacha had held the Astros scoreless through the first six inning until giving up two earned runs in the 7th innings. Carlos Estevez garnered his 12th save of the season after the shutting the door on a comeback with a strong closeout in the 9th inning.
With their second loss in three games, the Astros are back at .500 with a 20-20 record, third in the American League West. Houston is dealing with some pitching issues as they have allowed a 4.20 ERA in their last 5 games. Fortunately, the Astros’ offense has been clicking during this stretch, averaging 6.7 runs per game on a .311 batting average.
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L |
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0.537 | 162 | 87 | 75 |
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0.506 | 162 | 82 | 80 |
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Houston Astros against Kansas City Royals : Head to Head (H2H)
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Houston Astros - Kansas City Royals Key Points
- The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 14 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 8 games against an opponent in the American League.
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 8 games against an opponent in the American League Central Division
- The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City's last 18 games.
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Our Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Prediction
Fearless Forecast: Royals, Astros light up the scoreboard again to get the total to go OVER
Reasons to bet on OVER: The total has gone OVER in the last two games and I expect the trend to continue on Tuesday. Royals averaged 4.1 runs per game in their last 5 games, while the Astros scored 6.7 runs a game in their last 5. In addition, The Royals and the Astros averaged a combined 8.0 runs per game in their last 3 meetings.
Reasons NOT to bet on UNDER: Royals lefty starter Kris Bubic (2.15 ERA) has 3 shutouts in his last 4 starts, but allowed a total of 7 runs in his last two mound appearances against the Astros. Astros starter Framber Valdez (4.80 ERA) once allowed 7 earned runs against the Royals two years ago. The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 14 games.
Our betting prediction for the Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: Total Over 7.5 Runs
All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
