Top MLB Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions for Monday: Guardians vs. Royals (9/5)
Here are our best odds, picks, and predictions for today’s MLB action: Guardians vs. Royals.
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings)
Top MLB Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions: Guardians vs. Royals
Much like the Mets are doing their best to give their division lead away, so are the Guardians, who have lost five consecutive games after being swept at home by the Mariners. And like the Mets, we also expect Cleveland to be sluggish in today’s game after having to endure a lengthy three-hour rain delay in the series finale before making this trip to Kansas City.
Kansas City’s Brady Singer (7-4, 3.33) is earning the title of the league’s best pitcher that the casual fan still may not know about. Singer ranks 12th among all qualified AL starting pitchers with a 2.32 ERA over the last 30 days. Not only are his numbers heroic, but the team feeds off his electricity on the mound. Since July 3, the Royals are 9-2 in Singer’s starts, even though they are just 26-32 as a team since then.
Conversely, Cleveland’s Triston McKenzie (9-11, 3.18) is just 2-5 in his last seven starts, and the team appears to be tightening up down the stretch, going 3-7 in its last ten games.
Kansas City is 5-1 in its last six Monday games, and it is a great value play to improve that record to 6-1 today.
Bet: Kansas City Royals ML (+110 at DraftKings)
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A moneyline bet involves choosing which team you believe will win a specific matchup. The moneyline favorite carries a minus designation, like -130. This means that you need to wager $130 to earn a $100 profit. Conversely, the underdog carries a plus designation, like +110. This means that you win $110 in profit on a $100 bet.
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Betting “against the spread†refers to the act of choosing the winning team based on a numeric handicap placed on the team that oddsmakers believe is superior, rather than picking the outright winner. For example, if the Rams face the Bengals, and oddsmakers set the spread at Rams -3.5, you would need Los Angeles to win by 4 or more points in order to cash your Rams bet.
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Over/Under is a wager based on how many points you think will be scored in a specific game. Oddsmakers set the total, and bettors decide whether the final score will be higher or lower than that number. If an Over/Under is set at 44.5 points and you bet Over, you will need the combined score of both teams to be 45 points or higher to win your bet.
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