The Kansas City Royals are 19-13 at home this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Athletics who are 14-18 on the road this season. The Royals have a better than 60% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Royals starter Michael Lorenzen is forecasted to have a better game than Athletics starter Jacob Lopez. Michael Lorenzen has a 54% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Jacob Lopez has a 26% chance of a QS. If Michael Lorenzen has a quality start the Royals has a 85% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 5 and he has a 43% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Royals win 71%. In Jacob Lopez quality starts the Athletics win 63%. He has a 25% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 63% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Kansas City Royals is Maikel Garcia who averaged 2.45 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 43% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Royals have a 77% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Athletics is Jacob Wilson who averaged 2.32 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 40% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Athletics have a 47% chance of winning.
CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Kansas City Royals
| Athletics | RECORD | Kansas City Royals | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 14-18, 44% -396 | Record at Home | 19-13, 59% 161 | Kansas City Royals |
| VS Kansas City Royals | 0-0 No Games | VS Athletics | 0-0 No Games | N/A |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 9-31, 22% -1945 | vs Team Under .500 | 13-6, 68% 281 | Kansas City Royals |
| Record As Road Underdog | 7-17, 29% -803 | Record As Home Favorite | 13-11, 54% -289 | Kansas City Royals |
| When Jacob Lopez Starts | 0-3, 0% -300 | When Michael Lorenzen Starts | 6-6, 50% -8 | Kansas City Royals |
PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Kansas City Royals
| Athletics | RECORD | Kansas City Royals | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 0-10, 0% -1000 | Record at Home | 3-6, 33% -259 | Kansas City Royals |
| VS Kansas City Royals | 0-0 No Games | VS Athletics | 0-0 No Games | N/A |
| vs Team Under .500 | 0-1, 0% -100 | vs Team Under .500 | 0-0 No Games | Kansas City Royals |
| Record As Road Underdog | 0-10, 0% -1000 | Record As Home Favorite | 1-5, 17% -411 | Kansas City Royals |
| When Jacob Lopez Starts | 0-2, 0% -200 | When Michael Lorenzen Starts | 1-2, 33% -80 | Kansas City Royals |
OVER-UNDER TRENDS
| Athletics | RECORD | Kansas City Royals | RECORD | O-U EDGE |
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| OVER-UNDER ON ROAD | 17-12, 59% Over | OVER-UNDER AT HOME | 12-20, 38% Over | UNDER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 7-2, 78% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 4-5, 44% Over | OVER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 39-39, 50% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 38-44, 46% Over | UNDER |
| OVER-UNDER IN Jacob Lopez STARTS | 3-0, 100% Over | OVER-UNDER IN Michael Lorenzen STARTS | 4-8, 33% Over | N/A |
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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Athletics Road Games: 17-15, 53% +62 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 20-12, 62% +604 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Athletics Road Games: 8-2, 80% +294 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 7-2, 78% +554
MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Athletics Road Games: 19-13, 59% -141 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 21-11, 66% +471 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Athletics Road Games: 10-0, 100% +573 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 5-4, 56% +70
OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Athletics Road Games: 14-15, 48% -250 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 22-10, 69% + 1100 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Athletics Road Games: 5-4, 56% + 60 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 4-5, 44% -150
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