Royals vs. Pirates Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 29

Updated Aug. 29, 2023 7:00 p.m. ET

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Colin Selby starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates against Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET. The favored Royals have -152 moneyline odds against the underdog Pirates, who are listed at +129. Kansas City (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The total is 8.5 runs for this game (with -114 odds to go over and -106 odds to go under).

The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Kansas City Royals looking to Cole Ragans (5-4), and Selby (1-0) answering the bell for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Royals-Pirates game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Royals vs. Pirates Game Information & Odds

• When: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 8:10 PM ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Royals vs. Pirates Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 5, Pirates 4
• Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 51%, Pirates 49%

Royals vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Royals have won five, or 29.4%, of the 17 games they've played as favorites this season.
• Kansas City has played as favorites of -152 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 60.3% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• The Pirates have won in 44, or 41.5%, of the 106 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Pittsburgh has come away with a win 24 times in 55 chances when named as an underdog of at least +129 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 43.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals were favored on the moneyline for three of their last 10 games, and they finished 1-2 in those matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Royals and their opponents combined to hit the over five times.
• The Royals are 4-6-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

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Royals Player Insights

• Not only does Bobby Witt Jr. lead the Royals in hitting with his .276 average, he also paces the squad with 26 home runs and 81 RBI.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Witt Jr. ranks 18th in home runs and 20th in RBI.
• Salvador Perez has 19 doubles, 19 home runs and 18 walks while hitting .246.
• Including all major league hitters, Perez is 65th in home runs and 91st in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .279 with 17 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 27 walks.
• Garcia is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
• MJ Melendez has 27 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 44 walks while hitting .232.

Royals Team Props

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Pirates Recent Betting Performance

• The Pirates have played as underdogs in nine of their past 10 games and have gone 4-5 in those contests.
• The Pirates and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Pirates have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Pirates Recent Stats

Pirates Player Insights

• Bryan Reynolds has driven in a team-leading 64 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Reynolds' home run total is 76th and his RBI tally is 65th.
• Andrew McCutchen is batting .251 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 70 walks.
• McCutchen ranks 148th among all hitters in the majors in home runs, and 182nd in RBI.
• Ke'Bryan Hayes paces the Pirates' lineup with a .269 batting average.
• Jack Suwinski has a team-best 21 home runs.

Pirates Team Props

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