Braves vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

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13 April 2023

Braves vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

On Friday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Atlanta Braves (9-4) visiting the Kansas City Royals (4-9) at 8:10 PM ET.

The Royals are an underdog (+120 moneyline odds) when they square off against the Braves (-141). The Braves will give the ball to Charlie Morton (1-1) versus the Royals and Brady Singer (1-0).

The Braves won their last game against the Reds Friday by a 5-4 score. Eddie Rosario went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively. Kirby Yates picked up the win on the strength of one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one.

The Royals took down the Rangers 10-1 Friday. Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-5 with a triple and an RBI, and Brad Keller got the win, throwing 6 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out seven.

Here is everything you need to get ready for Friday’s Braves vs. Royals contest, including viewing options.

Atlanta Braves vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Braves (-141, bet $141 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (+120, bet $100 to win $120)
Over/under: 9

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Braves Stats and Trends

Braves Betting Records

The Braves have entered the game as favorites 11 times this season and won seven, or 63.6%, of those games.
Atlanta has entered eight games this season favored by -141 or more and are 6-2 in those contests.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.5% chance of a victory for the Braves.
Atlanta and its opponents have gone over the total this season in seven of 13 opportunities.
The Braves are 5-8-0 against the spread this season.

Charlie Morton (Braves Probable Starter)

Morton (1-1) takes the mound for the Braves to make his third start of the season.
The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the San Diego Padres, when he went five innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
In two games this season, he has a 4.35 ERA and 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are batting .326 against him.
Morton will look to go five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.1 innings per outing.
He will match up with a Royals squad that is batting .204 as a unit (29th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .336 (28th in MLB) with 12 total home runs (22nd in MLB).

Braves Batting Stats

The Braves have hit 16 homers this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
Hitters for Atlanta have a combined .434 slugging percentage this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
The Braves rank sixth in MLB with a .271 team batting average.
Atlanta has scored the ninth-most runs in the majors this season with 63.
The Braves have an on-base percentage of .353 this season, which ranks third in the league.
Atlanta is one of the least-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 26th with an average of 9.5 strikeouts per game.

Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 13 games this year and have walked away with the win four times (30.8%) in those games.
Kansas City has a win-loss record of 3-9 when favored by +120 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
The Royals have an implied victory probability of 45.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in seven of its 13 opportunities.
The Royals are 4-9-0 against the spread in their 13 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Brady Singer (Royals Probable Starter)

The Royals will look to Singer (1-0) to open the game and make his third start this season.
His last appearance came on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, when the right-hander went six innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up eight hits.
Over his two appearances this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .250 against him. He has a 4.91 ERA and averages 5.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
Singer will try to prolong a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 innings per outing).
The opposing Braves offense has a collective .271 batting average, and is sixth in the league with 121 total hits and ninth in MLB action with 63 runs scored. They have the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.434) and are 11th in all of MLB with 16 home runs.

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals rank 22nd in MLB action with 12 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
So far this season, Kansas City has the third-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.336).
The Royals have the second-worst batting average in the league (.204).
Kansas City scores the third-fewest runs in baseball (44 total, 3.4 per game).
The Royals’ .269 on-base percentage is the second-worst in MLB.

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