Padres vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

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15 May 2023

Padres vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

At PETCO Park on Monday, the San Diego Padres (five consecutive defeats) face the Kansas City Royals (three setbacks in a row) at 9:40 PM ET.

The Royals are an underdog (+196 on the moneyline to win) when they visit the Padres (-236). The San Diego Padres will give the start to Michael Wacha (3-1, 4.82 ERA), who is looking for win No. 4 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Brad Keller (3-3, 4.31 ERA).

The Padres lost 4-0 against the Dodgers yesterday, with Ryan Weathers getting credited with the loss. He threw 5 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on three hits while striking out three. Fernando Tatis Jr. went 1-for-2 with a double to lead the Padres offensively.

The Royals were defeated by the Brewers 9-6 yesterday. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI in the defeat, while Jordan Lyles took the loss on the mound, throwing 2 1/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on four hits while striking out two.

To prepare for this Padres vs. Royals matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Monday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

San Diego Padres vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 9:17 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Padres (-236, bet $236 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (+196, bet $100 to win $196)
Over/under: 9

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Padres Stats and Trends

Padres Betting Records

The Padres have won 11, or 50%, of the 22 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
San Diego has played as favorites of -236 or more once this season and won that game.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 70.2% chance of a victory for the Padres.
San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 13 of its 41 games with a total this season.
The Padres have an ATS record of 20-21-0 in 41 games with a spread this season.

Michael Wacha (Padres Probable Starter)

Wacha (3-1) takes the mound for the Padres in his eighth start of the season. He’s put together a 4.82 ERA in 37 1/3 innings pitched, with 30 strikeouts.
The righty last appeared on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins, when he tossed six innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
In seven games this season, the 31-year-old has a 4.82 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .257 to opposing batters.
Wacha is seeking his third straight quality start.
Wacha will look to go five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing.
He meets a Royals offense that ranks 20th in the league with 173 runs while batting .237 as a squad. It has a collective .397 slugging percentage (17th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 43 home runs (18th in MLB).

Padres Batting Stats

The Padres rank 14th in Major League Baseball with 45 home runs.
Fueled by 123 extra-base hits, San Diego ranks 20th in MLB with a .386 slugging percentage this season.
The Padres rank 29th in MLB with a team batting average of just .225.
San Diego has scored the fifth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 161 (3.9 per game).
The Padres have an OBP of .311 this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
San Diego ranks 23rd with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.

Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have come away with 11 wins in the 37 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
Kansas City has a win-loss record of 1-5 when favored by +196 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 33.8% chance of walking away with the win.
Kansas City and its opponents have gone over in 20 of its 41 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Royals have posted a record of 16-25-0 against the spread this season.

Brad Keller (Royals Probable Starter)

Keller gets the start for the Royals, his ninth of the season. He is 3-3 with a 4.31 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, when he tossed five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
The 27-year-old has put up a 4.31 ERA and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings across eight games this season, while giving up a batting average of .266 to opposing batters.
Keller has one quality start under his belt this year.
Keller will try to record his fifth matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 4.9 innings per appearance.
The opposing Padres offense has a collective .225 batting average, and is 28th in the league with 303 total hits and 26th in MLB play with 161 runs scored. They have the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.386) and are 14th in all of MLB with 45 home runs.

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals rank 18th in baseball with 43 home runs. They average one per game.
So far this year, Kansas City ranks 17th in the majors with a .397 slugging percentage.
The Royals have the 22nd-ranked batting average in the league (.237).
Kansas City scores the 20th-most runs in baseball (173 total, 4.1 per game).
The Royals’ .300 on-base percentage is the third-worst in the majors.

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