Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Betting Pick & Prediction 4/6/24
First pitch is set for 7:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO. The Royals are favored in this AL Central matchup, with Michael Wacha on the mound for Kansas City and Chris Flexen getting the start for the White Sox. The over/under line is currently set at 8.5 runs, with the over paying out at -116 compared to the under at -105.
Looking at the money line, the Royals are currently sitting at -209 compared to the White Sox at +173. If you’re looking to bet the run line, the Royals are paying out at -102 to cover the 1.5 runs, while the White Sox are at -121 to cover.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS KANSAS CITY ROYALS BETTING PICK
The Pick: OVER 8.5 Runs
This game will be played at Kauffman Stadium at 7:10 ET on Saturday, April 6th.
HOW TO BET THE WHITE SOX VS ROYALS:
- We have the Royals winning by a score of 5.1 to 5
- However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the White Sox to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 10.1 runs and like the over
The Royals and White Sox played a close game in the previous matchup of this series, with the Royals pulling out a 2-1 win at home. Kansas City was the favorite going into the game at -193 on the money line.
Both teams hit one home run, with Gavin Sheets going deep for the White Sox and Salvador Perez finishing 3/3 with an RBI and a double. Perez’s big day at the plate helped the Royals score a run in the 1st and 8th innings.
Chris Stratton got the win out of the bullpen for Kansas City, while James McArthur picked up the save. Brady Singer got the start for the Royals and went 6 1/3 innings, giving up just one earned run. As for the White Sox, Michael Kopech took the loss, while Erick Fedde gave up one run in five innings of work.
White Sox Records & Stats
Chris Flexen will be making his second start of the season for the White Sox, and he’ll be on the road against the Royals. In his first start of the year, Flexen went 4 1/3 innings and took the loss, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and striking out 1.
When looking at the White Sox player prop projections, we see that Luis Robert Jr. is not only projected to have the most hits on the team, but he also has the 5th best odds to hit a home run in today’s slate of games. Martín Maldonado has the 2nd best odds to hit a home run on the team and 13th best in the league today. Andrew Benintendi has the highest hits projection on the team and the 11th best in the league today.
Royals Records & Stats
Michael Wacha is getting the start for the Royals today against the White Sox. He is coming off a start in which he went 5 innings and gave up 3 earned runs on the road against the Orioles. He did strike out 5 batters in that outing.
If you’re looking for some Royals players to potentially have a big game at the plate, Bobby Witt Jr. is our top projected hitter for the Royals. He has the highest total hits projection on the team and the 6th best home run projection in today’s slate of games. Nelson Velázquez is 2nd in terms of home run projections for the Royals and 9th in terms of home run projections in today’s games. Maikel Garcia is 2nd in terms of total hits projections on the team and 23rd in today’s games.