Pirates vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - August 30, 2023

Pirates at Royals

12:10 am • BSKC

Pittsburgh Pirates

0-0

6 - 3

Kansas City Royals

0-0

pitcher		team	era	w-l
C.Ragans			2.64	5-2
C.Selby			9.00	2-2

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Pirates 0-0	+1.5-165	o8.5-114	+126
Royals 0-0	-1.5+132	u8.5-106	-150

Wednesday 12:10 a.m.

August 30, 2023

Kauffman StadiumKansas City

KC -150

KC -155

1.25u

KC -164 (F5)

0.61u

Bet to -225

KC -148

0.74u

Bet to -152

Featured Insight
Royals have won just 32% of their games that have been decided by one run or less over the last two weeks -- second-worst in MLB. Pirates have won 55% of their games that have been decided by one run or less over the last two weeks -- tied for sixth-best in MLB.

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Featured Insight
Pirates Right Handed Hitters have struck out just 21% against LHP since last season -- eighth-lowest in MLB. Royals have a strikeout rate of just 20% vs right-handed batters since last season -- second-lowest in MLB.

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The Royals are just 4-7 (.364) when tied entering the 7th inning this season -- 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.

Jack Suwinski has an OPS of just .257 with two strikes over the last 30 days -- second worst in MLB-- second Percentile. Cole Ragans has allowed an OPS of just .309 (76 PAs) with two strikes over the last 30 days -- sixth best among qualified SPs-- 94th Percentile.

Bryan Reynolds is batting .304 on breaking pitches this season -- sixth best in MLB-- 95th Percentile. Tucker Davidson has thrown his curveball 37% of the time this season -- 10th highest among qualified RPs-- 88th Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Royals are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Royals are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
Royals are 44-37 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Royals' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 31 of Royals' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Royals	82-80	38-43	44-37	32-38	49-40
Pirates	90-72	48-33	42-39	19-26	69-45

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Royals	71-90-1	31-50	40-40-1	30-40	41-47-1
Pirates	61-92-9	33-43-5	28-49-4	17-26-2	42-65-7

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Royals	82-80	43-38	39-42	40-30	40-49
Pirates	71-91	44-37	27-54	22-23	48-66

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Aug 29th	PIT	L 0-5	+1.5 L	U 9	PIT -120
Aug 27th	@SEA	L 2-3	+1.5 W	U 8	SEA +260
Aug 26th	@SEA	L 2-15	+1.5 L	O 8.5	SEA +210
Aug 26th	@SEA	L 5-7	+1.5 L	O 8	SEA +164
Aug 23rd	@ATH	W 4-0	-1.5 W	U 9	KC -155

Johan Oviedo
SP
Oviedo is questionable with elbow
Questionable

Endy Rodriguez
1B
Rodriguez is out with elbow
Out
Jared Jones
SP
Jones is out with elbow
Out

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RC.Selby, P	18	2	1	0
RL.Ortiz, P	81	5	5	1
RC.Holderman, P	9	1	0	0
RC.Bolton, P	22	1	2	2

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1K.Hayes, 3B	1-4	1	1	2
2B.Reynolds, LF	1-5	0	0	0
3A.McCutchen, DH	0-4	0	0	0
4C.Joe, 1B	0-4	0	0	0
4A.Rivas, 1B	0-0	0	0	0
5E.Rodriguez, C	2-4	1	0	0
6J.Palacios, RF	0-3	1	0	0
7L.Peguero, SS	3-4	2	1	3
8J.Suwinski, CF	1-4	1	0	0
9J.Bae, 2B	1-4	0	0	1

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LC.Ragans, P	108	7	9	0
LA.Cox, P	6	0.2	1	1
RC.Hernandez, P	11	0.1	0	1
RS.Cruz, P	36	0.2	1	4
LT.Davidson, P	3	0.1	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1M.Garcia, 3B	0-4	0	0
2B.Witt, SS	1-4	1	0
3S.Perez, 1B	1-4	0	0
4M.Melendez, DH	1-4	1	0
5N.Velazquez, RF	1-3	1	0
6D.Waters, CF	0-4	0	1
7F.Fermin, C	2-4	0	2
8M.Massey, 2B	0-4	0	0
9D.Blanco, LF	0-2	0	0