Royals World Series odds, futures, win total and best bets

In 2022, the Kansas City Royals scuffled their way to a 5th-place finish in the American League Central Division. Kansas City got out of the gate slowly, falling 20 games under-.500 (17-37) by June 7. Things got better, but the Royals still finished more-than-a-run in the hole in their per-game scoring profile (3.95 runs for, 5.00 runs against) while posting an overall record of 65-97.

In 2023, the Royals will take the field under a new baseball administration. Manager Matt Quatraro will be filling out a nightly lineup card with many players who haave less than four lines of data on the back of their baseball card. K.C. picked up a few bench bats and a few arms in free agency but almost all are veteran reclamation projects. The Royals hope perhaps a few of those acquisitions pan out and they can help mentor the youthful ballclub.

Let’s analyze the Kansas City Royals’ World Series odds, along with their projected win total, playoff, division and AL odds as we make our expert MLB picks and predictions.

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Kansas City Royals World Series odds

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Odds: +10000 (bet $100 to win $10,000)

Kansas City is tied for the 5th-longest odds to win it all.  The Oakland Athletics have the longest odds at +40000 with the Washington Nationals next at +30000. The Houston Astros (+600) are the favorites, followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers (+700), New York Mets (+700) and New York Yankees (+750)

At +10000 , the Royals have an implied probability of winning the World Series of 0.99% or 100/1 fractional odds.

So, if this season played out 95 times (to gain a little value), would Kansas City win a Series once? I don’t believe so, and it’s likely that 1 title in 500 iterations of the season may be still overestimating K.C.’s chances. PASS.

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Kansas City Royals playoff odds

Will they make the playoffs: Yes +1000 | No -3030

PASS: it is extremely likely the true probability lies between these tags.

Kansas City Royals win total

Over/Under: 69.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

This club has some prospects like IF/OF Maikel Garcia, OF Tyler Gentry, SS Nick Loftin and RHP Alec Marsh to keep an eye on. The likes of DH M.J. Melendez and SS Bobby Witt, Jr., and 1B Vinnie Pasquantino are young players who have already produced at the Major League level, and they’ll be counted on to provide the core of this team moving forward.

And the Royals are in a mode whereby this team will scarcely be judged by wins. A 95-loss season could still be a successful one in developing this group. TAKE THE UNDER 69.5 (-105).

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To win AL Central Division

• Cleveland Guardians +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
• Chicago White Sox +170 (bet $100 to win $170)
• Minnesota Twins +230 (bet $100 to win $230)
• Detroit Tigers +3000 (bet $100 to win $3,000)
• Kansas City Royals +4000 (bet $100 to win $4,000)

Kansas City’s implied probability of winning the AL Central is 2.44% or 40/1 fractional odds. More return would be needed to take this on: PASS.

To win American League

Odds: +8000 (bet $100 to win $8,000)

STEER CLEAR. Kansas City may well take a step forward this season but even that does not translate to more wins. And it very likely — more likely than 98.77% (the inverse of the 1.23% implied odds of the +8000 here) — will not include a trip to the Fall Classic.

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