Royals vs. White Sox Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 20

Updated Jul. 20, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will attempt to take down Luis Robert and the Chicago White Sox when the teams meet on Saturday at 7:10 PM ET. The Royals are the favorite in this one, at -236, while the underdog White Sox have +192 odds to play spoiler. Kansas City is a 1.5-run favorite (at -118 odds). The over/under is 9 runs for the matchup (with +100 odds to go over and -120 odds to go under).

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Royals-White Sox game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Royals vs. White Sox Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 7:10 PM ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CHI

Royals vs. White Sox Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 5, White Sox 3
• Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 61%, White Sox 39%

Royals vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• This season, the Royals have been favored 37 times and won 25, or 67.6%, of those games.
• Kansas City has played as favorites of -236 or more twice this season and won both games.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 70.2% chance to win.
• The White Sox have won in 23, or 25%, of the 92 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Chicago has come away with a win three times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least +192 or worse on the moneyline.
• The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 34.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

FINAL

CWS 1 · KC 6

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Chicago White Sox

CWS

+1.5

+195

O 8

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-242

U 8

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals were the moneyline favorite for five of their last 10 games, and they finished 3-2 in those matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times.
• The Royals have put together a 6-4-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Witt is the bat to watch in the Royals lineup, leading the team in batting average (.328), home runs (17), and RBI (65).
• Among all hitters in the majors, Witt's home run total ranks him 25th, and his RBI tally ranks him 10th.
• Witt takes a hitting streak of two games into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .421 with two home runs, a walk and four RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has 22 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 32 walks while batting .244.
• Pasquantino ranks 91st in home runs and 12th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Salvador Perez leads the Royals with 17 home runs.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .231 with 15 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 29 walks.

Royals Team Props

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White Sox Recent Betting Performance

• In eight games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the White Sox have a record of 2-6.
• When it comes to hitting the over, the White Sox and their opponents are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games with a total.
• The White Sox have a record of 3-7-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

White Sox Recent Stats

White Sox Player Insights

• Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox with 43 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .235.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Vaughn's home run total is 91st and his RBI tally is 76th.
• Gavin Sheets is batting .225 with 19 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 35 walks.
• Sheets is 172nd in homers and 166th in RBI among all major league batters this season.
• Paul DeJong has 16 home runs, best in the lineup.
• Tommy Pham is batting .268 with 11 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 25 walks.

White Sox Team Props

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