Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Odds, Picks, & Prediction
The Kansas City Royals won their first game on the MLB schedule Monday, and another win on Wednesday could secure their first series, but it won’t be easy against the Toronto Blue Jays’ ace.
Neither team has had a good start to the MLB standings as they are looking up at rival MLB teams. But a win before each team moves on to different MLB games would be critical moving forward.
Here is a look at the Blue Jays vs Royals odds, a breakdown of each team, starting pitchers, and predictions.
Moneyline: Blue Jays vs Royals odds show the Blue Jays are favored at -175 on the moneyline, The Royals are +155.
Run Line: The Blue Jays are -1.5 (-110) and the Royals are +1.5 (-110) on the run line.
Over/Under: The over/under is 8.5 runs with -115 odds on the over and -105 odds on the under.
Implied Blue Jays vs Royals odds are 5 for Toronto at -115 odds on either end and 3.5 runs with -110 on the over and -120 on the under for the Royals.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
Location of the Game: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO.
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 7:40 PM ET.
Alek Manoah has been electric as a starter in his first two seasons, but his Opening Day start lasted ten outs after he surrendered five runs on nine hits, MLB player stats show.
He hopes a lighter Royals offense is what he needs to get on the path to locking down Toronto Blue Jays games. That will be critical as the Blue Jays’ pitching staff is already battling the MLB injury report.
The offense is already scoring 5.14 runs per game and is second in hitting .294, but the pitching staff is allowing 6.86 runs per game through the first five contests en route to a 2-3 start. Matt Chapman has supplied some pop with five doubles, but he, along with Bo Bichette and Dalton Varsho – who have the only home runs with one each – have multiple extra-base hits.
The Blue Jays have played all their games on the road, and the over is 3-2 in those games so far.
Year 20 for Zack Greinke did not get off to the best start. A steady veteran for a young Kansas City Royals roster, Greinke drew the Opening Day start and went 5.1 innings, and he surrendered two runs on six hits in a loss.
Offense again looks to be a problem as the Royals are scoring 2.8 runs per game, second worst in the league, with a .170 batting average, worst in the league. The pitching has been good, though, ranking eighth in allowing 4.0 runs per game. Catcher Salvador Perez is 4 for 15, which is best among players with at least ten at-bats though Matt Duffy is 5 for 7.
The Royals have played all their games at home, and the over is 2-3 in those contests.
MLB picks show that 66% of bets made public are choosing the Blue Jays on the run line, and another 61% are on the over. That is somewhat surprising since the under is 6-2 in the last eight meetings between the two teams in Kansas City and 11-4 in the last 15 meetings, regardless of location.
What is not surprising is the run line odds, which offers the Blue Jays to win by at least two runs at -110 odds. They are 4-1 in the last five meetings, and only one of those wins was by one run. We will side with the public.
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