Royals vs White Sox Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for July 19

Odds updated as of 7:15 PM
MLB action on Friday includes the Kansas City Royals facing the Chicago White Sox.
Before you do any MLB betting on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here's everything you need to know.
Royals vs White Sox Game Info
- Kansas City Royals (52-45) vs. Chicago White Sox (27-71)
- Date: Friday, July 19, 2024
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Venue: Kauffman Stadium -- Kansas City, Missouri
- Coverage: NBCS-CHI
Royals vs White Sox Odds & Moneyline
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- Moneyline: KC: (-215) | CHW: (+180)
- Spread: KC: -1.5 (-104) | CHW: +1.5 (-115)
- Total: 8.5 -- Over: (-115) | Under: (-105)
Royals vs White Sox Probable Starting Pitchers
Probable Pitchers: Michael Wacha (Royals) - 6-6, 3.83 ERA vs Chris Flexen (White Sox) - 2-8, 4.82 ERA
The Royals will call on Michael Wacha (6-6) against the White Sox and Chris Flexen (2-8). Wacha's team is 8-8-0 against the spread this season in his starts. Wacha's team has won 75% of his starts when they are favored on the moneyline (3-1). The White Sox are 5-13-0 ATS in Flexen's 18 starts that had a set spread. The White Sox have a 2-16 record in Flexen's 18 starts this season when they were the underdog on the moneyline.
Royals vs White Sox Prediction & Pick
All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Royals win (66.4%)
Royals vs White Sox Moneyline
- Looking at the moneyline for Royals-White Sox, Kansas City is the favorite at -215, and Chicago is +180 playing on the road.
Royals vs White Sox Spread
- The Royals are hosting the White Sox and are favored by 1.5 runs on the spread. The Royals are -104 to cover the runline, with the White Sox being -115.
Royals vs White Sox Over/Under
- A combined run total of 8.5 has been set for Royals-White Sox on July 19, with the over at -115 and the under at -105.
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Royals vs White Sox Betting Trends
- The Royals have been chosen as favorites in 37 games this year and have walked away with the win 24 times (64.9%) in those games.
- Kansas City has been listed as a favorite of -215 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
- The Royals and their opponents have gone over in 42 of their 94 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Royals have posted a record of 52-42-0 against the spread this season.
- The White Sox have won 23.3% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (20-66).
- Chicago is 5-24 (winning only 17.2% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +180 or longer.
- In the 94 games bookmakers have set an over/under for the White Sox, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 43 times (43-48-3).
- The White Sox are 41-53-0 ATS this season.
Royals Player Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in OBP (.369), slugging percentage (.558) and total hits (125) this season. He has a .323 batting average.
- Among the qualified hitters in MLB, his batting average ranks third, his on-base percentage ranks 19th, and he is eighth in slugging.
- Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .246 with 22 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 32 walks. He's slugging .421 with an on-base percentage of .310.
- Among qualified batters, his batting average ranks him 83rd, his on-base percentage 94th, and his slugging percentage 72nd.
- Salvador Perez has 97 hits this season and has a slash line of .282/.343/.477.
- Perez brings an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is batting .316 with three home runs, a walk and 10 RBI.
- Maikel Garcia has been key for Kansas City with 87 hits, an OBP of .282 plus a slugging percentage of .344.
White Sox Player Leaders
- Andrew Vaughn has put up a team-best .392 slugging percentage. He's batting .237 with an on-base percentage of .293.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, he is 101st in batting average, 121st in on-base percentage and 96th in slugging percentage.
- Gavin Sheets paces his team with a .316 OBP. He has a batting average of .225 while slugging .377.
- He is currently 121st in batting average, 82nd in on-base percentage and 111th in slugging percentage among all qualified batters.
- Paul DeJong has 69 hits, a team-high for the White Sox.
- Tommy Pham is hitting .264 with 10 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 25 walks.
Royals vs White Sox Head to Head
- 4/17/2024: 2-1 CHW (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -168, Underdog Moneyline: +142)
- 4/17/2024: 4-2 KC (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -190, Underdog Moneyline: +160)
- 4/15/2024: 2-0 KC (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -172, Underdog Moneyline: +144)
- 4/7/2024: 5-3 KC (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)
- 4/6/2024: 3-0 KC (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -230, Underdog Moneyline: +190)
- 4/5/2024: 2-1 KC (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -198, Underdog Moneyline: +166)
- 4/4/2024: 10-1 KC (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -190, Underdog Moneyline: +160)
- 9/13/2023: 7-1 KC (Favorite: White Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -154, Underdog Moneyline: +130)
- 9/12/2023: 11-10 KC (Favorite: White Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
- 9/12/2023: 6-2 CHW (Favorite: White Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -132, Underdog Moneyline: +112)
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