Royals vs. Rockies odds, tips and betting trends

Sportsbook Wire

03 June 2023

Royals vs. Rockies odds, tips and betting trends

At Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, the Colorado Rockies (25-34) play the Kansas City Royals (17-40), with first pitch at 4:10 PM ET.

The Royals are favored at home (-151) against the Rockies (+130). The Royals will start Daniel Lynch against the Rockies and Austin Gomber (4-4).

Yesterday, the Rockies claimed a 7-2 win over the Royals, with Brent Suter (2.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) earning the win for the Rockies. Ryan McMahon finished 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the offense. Carlos Hernandez (0.1 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Royals.

Here is what you need to get ready for Saturday’s Royals vs. Rockies game, including viewing options.

Kansas City Royals vs. Colorado Rockies Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:23 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Royals (-151, bet $151 to win $100)
Underdog: Rockies (+130, bet $100 to win $130)
Over/under: 9.5

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Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

This season, the Royals have won two out of the 10 games in which they’ve been favored.
Kansas City has played as favorites of -151 or more once this season and lost that game.
The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 60.2% chance of a victory for the Royals.
So far this season, Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 24 of 56 games with a total.
The Royals have an ATS record of 22-34-0 in 56 games with a spread this season.

Daniel Lynch (Royals Probable Starter)

Lynch (0-0) gets the start for the Royals, his second of the season.
In his most recent appearance on Sunday, the lefty tossed 5 1/3 innings against the Washington Nationals, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
In one games this season, he has a 3.38 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are hitting .238 against him.
The opposing Rockies offense has the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.407) and ranks 26th in MLB play with 49 home runs. It has a collective .260 batting average, and is fourth in MLB with 519 total hits and 12th in MLB action scoring 267 runs.

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals’ 58 home runs rank 21st in Major League Baseball.
The offense for Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .385 this season, 24th in MLB.
The Royals’ .232 batting average ranks 24th in the league this season.
Kansas City is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 26th with just 223 total runs (3.9 per game) this season.
The Royals have an OBP of just .296 this season, which ranks last in MLB.
Kansas City ranks 21st in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.1 whiffs per contest.

Rockies Stats and Trends

Rockies Betting Records

The Rockies have been chosen as underdogs in 50 games this year and have walked away with the win 22 times (44%) in those games.
Colorado has a mark of 12-24 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +130 or worse on the moneyline.
The Rockies have an implied victory probability of 43.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Colorado’s games have gone over the total in 25 of its 59 opportunities.
The Rockies are 28-31-0 against the spread in their 59 games that had a posted line this season.

Austin Gomber (Rockies Probable Starter)

Gomber makes the start for the Rockies, his 12th of the season. He is 4-4 with a 7.00 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 54 2/3 innings pitched.
His most recent time out was on Sunday against the New York Mets, when the left-hander tossed four innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up eight hits.
The 29-year-old has put together a 7.00 ERA and 5.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 11 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .291 to opposing hitters.
Gomber is trying to secure his fifth quality start of the year.
Gomber will try to collect his seventh game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 4.9 innings per appearance.
The opposing Royals offense has the 24th-ranked slugging percentage (.385) and ranks 21st in home runs hit (58) in all of MLB. They have a collective .232 batting average, and are 24th in the league with 443 total hits and 26th in MLB play scoring 223 runs.