The Tampa Bay Rays are 14-13 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the Kansas City Royals who are 11-11 on the road this season. The Rays 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. Rays starter Taj Bradley is forecasted to have a better game than Royals starter Michael Wacha. Taj Bradley has a 65% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Michael Wacha has a 52% chance of a QS. If Taj Bradley has a quality start the Rays has a 73% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 6.8 and he has a 54% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Rays win 63%. In Michael Wacha quality starts the Royals win 59%. He has a 31% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 59% 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 Tampa Bay Rays is Isaac Paredes who averaged 2.04 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 33% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Rays have a 75% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Kansas City Royals is Salvador Perez who averaged 1.95 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 31% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Royals have a 55% chance of winning.
CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. NEITHER TEAM HAS UNITS EDGE
| Kansas City Royals | RECORD | Tampa Bay Rays | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 11-11, 50% 1 | Record at Home | 14-13, 52% -235 | Kansas City Royals |
| VS Tampa Bay Rays | 0-0 No Games | VS Kansas City Royals | 0-0 No Games | N/A |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 6-9, 40% -242 | vs Team .500 or Better | 8-9, 47% -101 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Record As Road Underdog | 6-8, 43% -54 | Record As Home Favorite | 11-8, 58% -33 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| When Michael Wacha Starts | 5-5, 50% -44 | When Taj Bradley Starts | 1-2, 33% -86 | Kansas City Royals |
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
| Kansas City Royals | RECORD | Tampa Bay Rays | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 7-6, 54% 107 | Record at Home | 6-4, 60% 39 | Kansas City Royals |
| VS Tampa Bay Rays | 0-0 No Games | VS Kansas City Royals | 0-0 No Games | N/A |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 1-2, 33% -70 | vs Team .500 or Better | 1-2, 33% -92 | Kansas City Royals |
| Record As Road Underdog | 4-5, 44% -42 | Record As Home Favorite | 5-2, 71% 131 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| When Michael Wacha Starts | 3-2, 60% 104 | When Taj Bradley Starts | 1-2, 33% -86 | Kansas City Royals |
OVER-UNDER TRENDS
| Kansas City Royals | RECORD | Tampa Bay Rays | RECORD | O-U EDGE |
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| OVER-UNDER ON ROAD | 7-13, 35% Over | OVER-UNDER AT HOME | 16-11, 59% Over | UNDER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 5-7, 42% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 5-5, 50% Over | UNDER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 37-40, 48% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 51-29, 64% Over | OVER |
| OVER-UNDER IN Michael Wacha STARTS | 4-6, 40% Over | OVER-UNDER IN Taj Bradley STARTS | 0-3, 0% Over | N/A |
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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 10-12, 45% -316 Tampa Bay Rays Home Games: 8-19, 30% -1082 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 6-7, 46% -308 Tampa Bay Rays Home Games: 2-8, 20% -514
MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 11-11, 50% -334 Tampa Bay Rays Home Games: 13-14, 48% -412 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 6-7, 46% -261 Tampa Bay Rays Home Games: 5-5, 50% -166
OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 12-7, 63% + 430 Tampa Bay Rays Home Games: 9-15, 38% -750 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 6-5, 55% + 50 Tampa Bay Rays Home Games: 4-4, 50% -40
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