The Arizona Diamondbacks are 22-22 at home this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Kansas City Royals who are 20-22 on the road this season. The Diamondbacks 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. Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson is forecasted to have a better game than Royals starter Michael Wacha. Ryne Nelson has a 54% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Michael Wacha has a 43% chance of a QS. If Ryne Nelson has a quality start the Diamondbacks has a 81% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.9 and he has a 38% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Diamondbacks win 72%. In Michael Wacha quality starts the Royals win 58%. He has a 24% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 58% 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 Arizona Diamondbacks is Ketel Marte who averaged 2.52 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 44% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Diamondbacks have a 76% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Kansas City Royals is Maikel Garcia who averaged 2.12 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 50% 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 | Arizona Diamondbacks | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 20-22, 48% 87 | Record at Home | 22-22, 50% -539 | Kansas City Royals |
| VS Arizona Diamondbacks | 0-0 No Games | VS Kansas City Royals | 0-0 No Games | N/A |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 18-30, 38% -757 | vs Team Under .500 | 18-15, 55% -194 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Record As Road Underdog | 17-15, 53% 567 | Record As Home Favorite | 16-20, 44% -986 | Kansas City Royals |
| When Michael Wacha Starts | 8-9, 47% -47 | When Ryne Nelson Starts | 5-3, 62% 139 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. NEITHER TEAM HAS UNITS EDGE
| Kansas City Royals | RECORD | Arizona Diamondbacks | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
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| Record on the Road | 7-6, 54% 122 | Record at Home | 7-5, 58% 85 | Kansas City Royals |
| VS Arizona Diamondbacks | 0-0 No Games | VS Kansas City Royals | 0-0 No Games | N/A |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 5-10, 33% -450 | vs Team Under .500 | 9-4, 69% 302 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Record As Road Underdog | 5-3, 62% 279 | Record As Home Favorite | 4-5, 44% -237 | Kansas City Royals |
| When Michael Wacha Starts | 1-4, 20% -300 | When Ryne Nelson Starts | 4-1, 80% 287 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
OVER-UNDER TRENDS
| Kansas City Royals | RECORD | Arizona Diamondbacks | RECORD | O-U EDGE |
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| OVER-UNDER ON ROAD | 16-24, 40% Over | OVER-UNDER AT HOME | 23-19, 55% Over | UNDER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 7-6, 54% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 9-3, 75% Over | OVER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 33-49, 40% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 50-29, 63% Over | OVER |
| OVER-UNDER IN Michael Wacha STARTS | 6-10, 38% Over | OVER-UNDER IN Ryne Nelson STARTS | 2-6, 25% Over | N/A |
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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 22-20, 52% +822 Arizona Diamondbacks Home Games: 20-24, 45% -796 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 6-7, 46% +213 Arizona Diamondbacks Home Games: 6-6, 50% -73
MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 21-21, 50% -442 Arizona Diamondbacks Home Games: 21-23, 48% -729 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 6-7, 46% -241 Arizona Diamondbacks Home Games: 7-5, 58% +85
OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 22-14, 61% + 660 Arizona Diamondbacks Home Games: 18-18, 50% -180 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 5-7, 42% -270 Arizona Diamondbacks Home Games: 4-6, 40% -260
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