Kansas City Royals (4-15) vs. Los Angeles Angels (9-10)
April 21, 2023 9:38 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Angels -280 / Kansas City Royals +235; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Angels meet in MLB action from Angel Stadium on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Los Angeles is a -280 home favorite while Kansas City is a +235 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Taylor Clarke will start for the Royals here and is 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. Shohei Ohtani will get the start for the Angels and is 2-0 with a 0.86 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Los Angeles’ 4-0 win over the Royals on July 27th, 2022, made it back-to-back wins for the Angels in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Kansas City is 16-35 in their last 51 games overall and 2-6 in their last 8 series-opening games while the over is 11-2 in their last 13 road games. Los Angeles is 12-4 in their last 16 home games and 2-5 in their last 7 games against the AL Central while the under is 6-2-1 in their last 9 games overall.
Pick
I’m backing the Angels -1.5 here. I just don’t trust Taylor Clarke in the starters role and the Royals are up against it here considering they’re dead last in the MLB in batting average against righties and are also going up against one of the best pitchers in baseball. I think this one’s all Angels all day, so give me Los Angeles in this one on the run line.
