Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox 8/6/2012
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The Chicago White Sox are 29-23 at home this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Kansas City Royals who are 24-30 on the road this season. The White Sox have a better than 60% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. White Sox\' starter Chris Sale is forecasted to have a better game than Royals\' starter Luis Mendoza. Chris Sale has a 54% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Luis Mendoza has a 33% chance of a QS. If Chris Sale has a quality start the White Sox has a 87% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 2.5 and he has a 21% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the White Sox win 77%. In Luis Mendoza quality starts the Royals win 54%. He has a 4% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 54% 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 Chicago White Sox is Paul Konerko who averaged 2.69 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 48% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the White Sox have a 80% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Kansas City Royals is Salvador Perez who averaged 2.18 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 35% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Royals have a 44% 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
| Kansas City Royals | RECORD | Chicago White Sox | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record on the Road | 24-30, 44% 387 | Record at Home | 29-23, 56% 24 | Kansas City Royals |
| VS Chicago White Sox | 3-3, 50% 51 | VS Kansas City Royals | 3-3, 50% -60 | Kansas City Royals |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 24-34, 41% -158 | vs Team Under .500 | 37-25, 60% 616 | Chicago White Sox |
| Record As Road Underdog | 22-27, 45% 504 | Record As Home Favorite | 23-19, 55% -267 | Kansas City Royals |
| When Luis Mendoza Starts | 6-8, 43% -48 | When Chris Sale Starts | 12-6, 67% 417 | Chicago White Sox |
PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Chicago White Sox
| Kansas City Royals | RECORD | Chicago White Sox | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record on the Road | 1-8, 11% -636 | Record at Home | 6-2, 75% 283 | Chicago White Sox |
| VS Chicago White Sox | 1-2, 33% -80 | VS Kansas City Royals | 2-1, 67% 55 | Chicago White Sox |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 3-13, 19% -963 | vs Team Under .500 | 11-7, 61% 250 | Chicago White Sox |
| Record As Road Underdog | 1-7, 12% -536 | Record As Home Favorite | 5-2, 71% 153 | Chicago White Sox |
| When Luis Mendoza Starts | 2-2, 50% -17 | When Chris Sale Starts | 2-1, 67% 99 | Chicago White Sox |
OVER-UNDER TRENDS: This game is trending Over
| Kansas City Royals | RECORD | Chicago White Sox | RECORD | O-U EDGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVER-UNDER ON ROAD | 24-29, 45% Over | OVER-UNDER AT HOME | 30-21, 59% Over | OVER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 4-4, 50% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 6-2, 75% Over | OVER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 39-37, 51% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 36-39, 48% Over | OVER |
| OVER-UNDER IN Luis Mendoza STARTS | 5-9, 36% Over | OVER-UNDER IN Chris Sale STARTS | 8-9, 47% Over | N/A |
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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 25-29, 46% +377 Chicago White Sox Home Games: 23-29, 44% -769 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 5-4, 56% +403 Chicago White Sox Home Games: 5-3, 62% +80
MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 24-30, 44% -1301 Chicago White Sox Home Games: 25-27, 48% -829 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 7-2, 78% +250 Chicago White Sox Home Games: 4-4, 50% -140
OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 19-25, 43% -850 Chicago White Sox Home Games: 23-17, 58% + 430 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 2-6, 25% -460 Chicago White Sox Home Games: 1-4, 20% -340
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