The Kansas City Royals are 13-5 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the Texas Rangers who are 7-7 on the road this season. The Royals have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Royals starter Michael Wacha is forecasted to have a better game than Rangers starter Dane Dunning. Michael Wacha has a 57% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Dane Dunning has a 45% chance of a QS. If Michael Wacha has a quality start the Royals has a 75% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.1 and he has a 40% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Royals win 60%. In Dane Dunning quality starts the Rangers win 63%. He has a 28% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 63% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Kansas City Royals is Salvador Perez who averaged 2.37 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 40% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Royals have a 67% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Texas Rangers is Nathaniel Lowe who averaged 2.2 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 37% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Rangers have a 58% chance of winning.
CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Kansas City Royals
| Texas Rangers | RECORD | Kansas City Royals | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 7-7, 50% 65 | Record at Home | 13-5, 72% 677 | Kansas City Royals |
| VS Kansas City Royals | 0-1, 0% -100 | VS Texas Rangers | 1-0, 100% 93 | Kansas City Royals |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 11-9, 55% 20 | vs Team .500 or Better | 6-10, 38% -300 | Texas Rangers |
| Record as Road Favorite | 1-2, 33% -114 | Record as Home Underdog | 8-4, 67% 450 | Kansas City Royals |
| When Dane Dunning Starts | 4-2, 67% 219 | When Michael Wacha Starts | 2-4, 33% -248 | Texas Rangers |
PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Kansas City Royals
| Texas Rangers | RECORD | Kansas City Royals | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 5-6, 45% -48 | Record at Home | 12-3, 80% 772 | Kansas City Royals |
| VS Kansas City Royals | 0-1, 0% -100 | VS Texas Rangers | 1-0, 100% 93 | Kansas City Royals |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 8-9, 47% -229 | vs Team .500 or Better | 3-6, 33% -252 | Texas Rangers |
| Record as Road Favorite | 1-2, 33% -114 | Record as Home Underdog | 7-2, 78% 545 | Kansas City Royals |
| When Dane Dunning Starts | 3-2, 60% 115 | When Michael Wacha Starts | 2-3, 40% -148 | Texas Rangers |
OVER-UNDER TRENDS
| Texas Rangers | RECORD | Kansas City Royals | RECORD | O-U EDGE |
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| OVER-UNDER ON ROAD | 8-6, 57% Over | OVER-UNDER AT HOME | 6-12, 33% Over | UNDER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 7-4, 64% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 5-10, 33% Over | UNDER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 42-47, 47% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 43-35, 55% Over | UNDER |
| OVER-UNDER IN Dane Dunning STARTS | 3-3, 50% Over | OVER-UNDER IN Michael Wacha STARTS | 1-5, 17% Over | N/A |
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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 11-3, 79% +690 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 11-7, 61% +221 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 9-2, 82% +577 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 10-5, 67% +338
MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 10-4, 71% +430 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 10-8, 56% +21 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 7-4, 64% +157 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 9-6, 60% +138
OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 5-8, 38% -380 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 11-6, 65% + 440 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 4-7, 36% -370 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 10-5, 67% + 450
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