The Kansas City Royals are 35-17 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the Chicago Cubs who are 22-29 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 Brady Singer is forecasted to have a better game than Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks. Brady Singer has a 58% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Kyle Hendricks has a 34% chance of a QS. If Brady Singer has a quality start the Royals has a 77% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 5 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 61%. In Kyle Hendricks quality starts the Cubs win 61%. He has a 26% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 61% 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 2.35 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 41% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Royals have a 71% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Chicago Cubs is Seiya Suzuki who averaged 1.93 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 30% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Cubs have a 55% 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
| Chicago Cubs | RECORD | Kansas City Royals | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 22-29, 43% -444 | Record at Home | 35-17, 67% 1203 | Kansas City Royals |
| VS Kansas City Royals | 0-0 No Games | VS Chicago Cubs | 0-0 No Games | N/A |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 33-38, 46% -322 | vs Team .500 or Better | 27-28, 49% 132 | Kansas City Royals |
| Record As Road Underdog | 17-23, 42% -262 | Record As Home Favorite | 18-5, 78% 611 | Kansas City Royals |
| When Kyle Hendricks Starts | 4-8, 33% -304 | When Brady Singer Starts | 12-9, 57% 33 | 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: Chicago Cubs
| Chicago Cubs | RECORD | Kansas City Royals | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 7-4, 64% 447 | Record at Home | 8-3, 73% 246 | Chicago Cubs |
| VS Kansas City Royals | 0-0 No Games | VS Chicago Cubs | 0-0 No Games | N/A |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 9-8, 53% 235 | vs Team Under .500 | 8-3, 73% 215 | Chicago Cubs |
| Record As Road Underdog | 7-4, 64% 447 | Record As Home Favorite | 5-2, 71% 57 | Chicago Cubs |
| When Kyle Hendricks Starts | 1-3, 25% -136 | When Brady Singer Starts | 3-2, 60% -46 | Kansas City Royals |
OVER-UNDER TRENDS
| Chicago Cubs | RECORD | Kansas City Royals | RECORD | O-U EDGE |
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| OVER-UNDER ON ROAD | 20-29, 41% Over | OVER-UNDER AT HOME | 23-29, 44% Over | UNDER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 4-6, 40% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 3-8, 27% Over | UNDER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 39-40, 49% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 43-35, 55% Over | UNDER |
| OVER-UNDER IN Kyle Hendricks STARTS | 6-5, 55% Over | OVER-UNDER IN Brady Singer STARTS | 11-9, 55% Over | N/A |
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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 26-25, 51% +61 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 25-27, 48% -516 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 3-8, 27% -599 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 4-7, 36% -334
MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 29-22, 57% +186 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 34-18, 65% +825 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 4-7, 36% -403 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 8-3, 73% +248
OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 26-16, 62% + 840 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 28-23, 55% + 270 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Chicago Cubs Road Games: 3-6, 33% -360 Kansas City Royals Home Games: 8-3, 73% + 470
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