Royals vs. Rangers odds, tips and betting trends

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19 April 2023

Royals vs. Rangers odds, tips and betting trends

The Texas Rangers (11-6) will visit the Kansas City Royals (4-14), Wednesday at 2:10 PM ET, with the Royals on a five-game losing streak.

The Royals (-113 on the moneyline) and the Rangers (-106) will square off in an expected tight contest. The Royals will start Brady Singer (1-1) against the Rangers and Martin Perez (2-1).

Yesterday, the Rangers claimed a 12-2 victory over the Royals, with Nathan Eovaldi (6.0 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 5 K) earning the win for the Rangers. Marcus Semien finished 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI to lead the offensive showing. Brad Keller (4.0 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 2 K) was credited with the loss for the Royals.

Before the Royals vs. Rangers matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Royals (-113, bet $113 to win $100)
Underdog: Rangers (-106, bet $106 to win $100)
Over/under: 9

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Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have not played a game this season while listed as the favorite.
Kansas City has not entered a game this season as bigger favorites on the moneyline than the -113 odds on them winning this game.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 53.1% chance of a victory for the Royals.
Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 10 of its 18 chances.
The Royals are 5-13-0 ATS in their 18 games with a spread this season.

Brady Singer (Royals Probable Starter)

Singer (1-1 with a 7.88 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Royals, his fourth of the season.
The righty last appeared on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, when he went five innings, allowing eight earned runs while giving up 10 hits.
The 26-year-old has an ERA of 7.88, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in three games this season. Opposing hitters have a .308 batting average against him.
Singer will try to extend a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing).
The opposing Rangers offense has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.408) and ranks 12th in MLB play with 20 home runs. It has a collective .243 batting average, and is 19th in MLB with 139 total hits and second in MLB action scoring 100 runs.

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals have hit just 13 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the league.
Hitters for Kansas City have combined to rank 30th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .328 this season.
The Royals have a team batting average of just .204 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
Kansas City has scored the second-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 56 (3.1 per game).
The Royals have an on-base percentage of .264 this season, which ranks last in the league.
Kansas City ranks just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.4 whiffs per contest.

Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

The Rangers have been underdogs in seven games this season and have come away with the win four times (57.1%) in those contests.
Texas has a win-loss record of 3-3 when favored by -106 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 51.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 11 of its 17 opportunities.
The Rangers are 10-7-0 against the spread in their 17 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Martín Pérez (Rangers Probable Starter)

Perez gets the start for the Rangers, his fourth of the season. He is 2-1 with a 2.87 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Saturday, the lefty tossed five innings against the Houston Astros, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
In three games this season, the 32-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.87, with 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .290 against him.
Perez is trying for his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.1 frames per start.
He will face off against a Royals squad that is hitting .204 as a unit (30th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .328 (30th in the league) with 13 total home runs (27th in MLB play).

Rangers Batting Stats

The Rangers rank 12th in baseball with 20 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
So far this season, Texas ranks 15th in baseball with a .408 slugging percentage.
The Rangers have the 18th-ranked batting average in the league (.243).
Texas scores the second-most runs in baseball (100 total, 5.9 per game).
The Rangers are 19th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .319.

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