Royals Vs Guardians: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – April 9, 2022

The Kansas City Royals (1-0) host the Cleveland Guardians (0-1) on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium, beginning at 4:10 PM ET. Kansas City (-126 to win) has Brad Keller set to start, while Cleveland (+105) will counter with Zach Plesac.

The betting facts in what follows use the latest odds as of April 9, 2022 at 3:25 PM ET.

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Royals vs Guardians Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

The probable pitchers for both teams have not made a start this season. Here are their stats from last season:

Royals Probable Starter Brad Keller

• Keller will start for the Royals, his first this season.
• When he last appeared on Friday, Aug. 27, the 26-year-old righty started the game and went 4 2/3 innings against the Seattle Mariners.
• Over his 26 appearances last season he compiled an 8-12 record and had a 5.39 ERA and a 1.661 WHIP.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 9, 2022 at 3:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Guardians Stats vs Keller

Guardians Probable Starter Zach Plesac

• Plesac will make his first start of the season for the Guardians.
• The last time the 27-year-old pitched was on Thursday, Sept. 30 against the Kansas City Royals. The righty threw 6 2/3 innings as the starter in that matchup.
• Last season, he posted a 4.67 ERA with 100 strikeouts and 34 walks in 142 2/3 innings, finishing with a record of 9-6.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 9, 2022 at 3:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Royals Stats vs Plesac

Royals Betting Trends

• The Royals went 26-22 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 54.2% of those games).
• Kansas City went 11-16 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -126 or shorter (40.7%).
• The Royals have a 55.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• In the 159 games oddsmakers set an over/under for Kansas City, it combined with opponents to go over the total 68 times (68-78-13).
• The Royals put together a 54-59-0 record ATS last season.

Guardians Betting Trends

• The Guardians were underdogs in 91 games last season and won 38 (41.8%) of those contests.
• Cleveland had a record of 28-43 in games where oddsmakers had them as underogs of at least +105 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 48.8% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
• Cleveland and its opponents hit the over in 82 of their 156 games with a total last season.
• The Guardians were 58-52-0 against the spread in their 110 chances last season.

Royals Players to Watch

• Whit Merrifield put up a .395 slugging percentage and a .277 batting average last year.
• Salvador Perez had 169 hits with a .273 batting average.
• Carlos Santana had 15 doubles, 19 home runs and 86 walks while hitting .214 last season.
• Nicky Lopez had an OBP of .365 while batting .300.

Royals Batting Stats (2021)

Guardians Players to Watch

• Jose Ramirez put up 147 hits and an OBP of .355.
• Myles Straw slashed .271/.349/.348 and finished with an OPS of .697.
• Last season, Amed Rosario finished with a slugging percentage of .409, fueled by 42 extra-base hits.
• Franmil Reyes slashed .254/.324/.522 and finished with an OPS of .846.

Guardians Batting Stats (2021)

Royals vs Guardians Player Props

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