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Kansas City Royals

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Kansas City Royals Insights

• Mitch Spence – Over/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (+120/-155)
  Mitch Spence’s high usage percentage of his secondary pitches (88.7% since the start of last season) should work in his favor consider they are generally much more effective than fastballs.
  Explain: A pitcher who limits has fastball usage will instead heavily use change-ups, curveballs, sliders, etc. These are far more effective pitches at preventing runs and generating strikeouts.
• Salvador Perez – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-215/+165)
  Salvador Perez has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (95% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.
  Explain: The lower in the order a player bats, the fewer plate appearances he will get and the fewer opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market. A player who hits lower in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting higher.
• Kansas City Royals – 2H Moneyline
  The Kansas City Royals bullpen ranks as the 5th-worst in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).
  Explain: Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a weak bullpen sneakily creates an easier matchup for the opposing offense and boosts a game’s runs.

Washington Nationals Insights

• Washington Nationals – Moneyline (-135)
  Among every team on the slate today, the best infield defense is that of the the Washington Nationals.
  Explain: Defense is an integral part of preventing hits and runs.
• Dylan Crews – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+125/-160)
  This season, Dylan Crews has experienced a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 98.5 mph compared to last year’s 94.2 mph mark.
  Explain: Most home runs are flyballs, and the harder those flyballs are hit, the more often they turn into home runs. This is a strong indicator of power.
• CJ Abrams – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+100/-130)
  CJ Abrams pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.2% — 83rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 10th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.
  Explain: This player’s skill set matches up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.

Betting Trends

• Over/Under 9.5 Game Total (-110/-110)
  The Washington Nationals have hit the Game Total Over in 14 of their last 19 games at home (+9.60 Units / 45% ROI)
• Over/Under 9.5 Game Total (-110/-110)
  The Kansas City Royals have hit the Game Total Under in 23 of their last 40 away games (+4.25 Units / 10% ROI)
• Nick Loftin – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-150/+120)
  Nick Loftin has hit the Hits Under in 13 of his last 20 games (+8.65 Units / 43% ROI)