Angels vs Royals Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Aug 20

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  • The Royals are -210 favorites vs the Angels
  • Angels vs Royals Over / Under today: 8 Runs
  • Angels / Royals TV Channel: BSKC | BSW

The Los Angeles Angels (+170) visit Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium to take on the Kansas City Royals (-210) on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10pm EDT in Kansas City, MO.

This season, the Angels are 53-72 against the spread (ATS), while the Royals are 71-54 ATS.

Angels vs Royals Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Angels starting pitcher: Tyler Anderson 9-11, 3.35 ERA
  • Royals starting pitcher: Cole Ragans 10-7, 3.18 ERA

Angels vs. Royals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Angels+1.5 -120O 8 -105+170
Royals -1.5 +100U 8 -115-210

Angels vs Royals Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Royals will win Tuesday‘s MLB game with 60.9% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Angels players for Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Angels Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Zach Neto has hit the Home Runs Over in 5 of his last 14 games (+21.30 Units / 152% ROI)
  • Taylor Ward has hit the Runs Under in 31 of his last 39 games (+18.00 Units / 28% ROI)
  • Taylor Ward has hit the Walks Under in 34 of his last 44 games (+14.85 Units / 17% ROI)
  • Jo Adell has hit the Total Bases Over in 22 of his last 30 games (+12.30 Units / 30% ROI)
  • Jo Adell has hit the Hits Over in 22 of his last 30 games (+10.80 Units / 24% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Royals players for Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Royals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Vinnie Pasquantino has hit the RBIs Over in 29 of his last 46 games (+22.35 Units / 48% ROI)
  • Bobby Witt Jr. has hit the Home Runs Over in 12 of his last 39 games (+19.05 Units / 49% ROI)
  • Bobby Witt Jr. has hit the Runs Over in 30 of his last 40 games (+15.90 Units / 28% ROI)
  • Bobby Witt Jr. has hit the Singles Over in 28 of his last 38 games (+12.05 Units / 19% ROI)
  • Kyle Isbel has hit the Hits Under in 18 of his last 30 games (+10.85 Units / 36% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Game Total Under in 36 of their last 67 games (+6.70 Units / 9% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Moneyline in 7 of their last 11 away games (+6.45 Units / 57% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 6 of their last 7 games (+5.55 Units / 67% ROI)
  • The Los Angeles Angels have covered the Run Line in 47 of their last 83 games (+4.95 Units / 5% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have covered the Run Line in 37 of their last 62 games at home (+12.49 Units / 16% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the Moneyline in 39 of their last 62 games at home (+12.25 Units / 15% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the Team Total Over in 28 of their last 43 games at home (+11.55 Units / 23% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 27 of their last 42 games (+10.90 Units / 22% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 33 of their last 62 games at home (+10.05 Units / 11% ROI)

Angels Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Angels are 67-58 against the Run Line (-7.75 Units / -4.48% ROI).

  • 53-72 when betting on the Moneyline for -7 Units / -5.36% ROI
  • 59-60 when betting on the total runs Over for -6.85 Units / -4.95% ROI
  • 60-59 when betting on the total runs Under for -4.4 Units / -3.22% ROI

Royals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Royals are 71-54 against the Run Line (+8.79 Units / 5.2% ROI).

  • 70-55 when betting on the Moneyline for +11.95 Units / 7.56% ROI
  • 56-64 when betting on the total runs Over for -14 Units / -10.31% ROI
  • 64-56 when betting on the total runs Under for +2 Units / 1.46% ROI

Royals vs Angels Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Salvador Perez (KC) 0.5 +375 0.5 -550
Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) 0.5 +425 0.5 -650
Hunter Renfroe (KC) 0.5 +500 0.5 -750
Kevin Pillar (LAA) 0.5 +600 0.5 -1000
Jo Adell (LAA) 0.5 +600 0.5 -1000

Royals vs Angels Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Zach Neto (LAA) 0.5 -250 0.5 +185
Salvador Perez (KC) 0.5 -250 0.5 +185
Taylor Ward (LAA) 0.5 -250 0.5 +185
Freddy Fermin (KC) 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Vinnie Pasquantino (KC) 0.5 -225 0.5 +165

Royals vs Angels RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) 0.5 +120 0.5 -155
Salvador Perez (KC) 0.5 +125 0.5 -160
Vinnie Pasquantino (KC) 0.5 +150 0.5 -200
Kevin Pillar (LAA) 0.5 +155 0.5 -210
Hunter Renfroe (KC) 0.5 +170 0.5 -225

Royals vs Angels Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Cole Ragans (KC) 6.5 -135 6.5 +105
Tyler Anderson (LAA) 4.5 +130 4.5 -175

Tyler Anderson has thrown his changeup 33% of the time (198/608) on the first pitch of at-bats this season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 12% — 100th Percentile.

Tyler Anderson has thrown his changeup 32% of the time (397/1,237) on the first pitch of at-bats since last season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 114 total CH; League Avg: 10% — 100th Percentile.

Tyler Anderson has walked 48 of 458 batters (10%) when going through the lineup the second time in a game since last season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 6% — third Percentile.

Tyler Anderson has thrown his changeup 33% of the time (198/608) on the first pitch of at-bats this season — highest among among AL Starters; League Avg: 13% — 100th Percentile.

Royals Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Opponents have a miss rate of 33% (392/1,208) against Cole Ragans this season — 3rd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25% — 96th Percentile.

Right-handed hitters have a miss rate of 34% (352/1,027) against Cole Ragans this season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26% — 98th Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of .520 (13 GB hits out of 25 GBs) against Cole Ragans with runners in scoring position this season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 49 total IP; League Avg: .244 — 0 Percentile.

Cole Ragans has allowed an OPS of 1.500 (18 PA’s) when going through the lineup the second time in a game over the last 14 days — highest among AL Starters over the last two weeks; League Avg: .687 — first Percentile.

Angels Keys to the Game vs. the Royals

The Angels are just 19-26 (.422) after a loss as favorites since the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .576.

The Angels are just 41-47 (.466) after a loss as favorites since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .585.

The Angels are just 98-17 (.852) when leading entering the 8th inning since the 2023 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .897.

The Angels are just 16-23 (.410) after a home loss this season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .532.

Royals Keys to the Game vs. the Angels

The Royals are just 23-101 (.185) when their opponents score in the first inning since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .361.

The Royals are just 65-64 (.504) when they’ve scored in the first inning since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .639.

The Royals are just 14-72 (.163) when allowing 2 or more home runs since the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .304.

The Royals are just 40-56 (.417) vs the bottom 10 runs allowed teams since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .577.

The Angels have scored first in just 34% of their games this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.

Angels hitters have an OBP of just .280 (1,298 PA’s) against pitchers who have thrown at least 80 pitches in a game since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .318.

Angels hitters have an OPS of just .641 (1,298 PA’s) against pitchers who have thrown at least 80 pitches in a game since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .735.

Angels hitters have 3,127 strikeouts in 12,402 PA’s (25%) against RHP since the 2022 season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 23%.

The Royals are batting .183 on pitches out of the zone this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .153.

The Royals won just 46% of games in which they have scored in at least three different innings on the road in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 71%.

Royals hitters have an OBP of just .286 (5,256 PA’s) on the road since last season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .313.

The Royals won only 28% of their road games in the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 48%.

Angels pitchers have walked 111 of 1,113 batters (10%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 7%.

The Angels pitchers have allowed their opponents to score first in 66% of their games this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.

Angels pitchers have walked 261 of 2,547 batters (10%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Angels pitchers have walked 462 of 4,740 batters (10%) this season — 3rd highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

The Royals have won 42% of road games in which their opponents scored first this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 40% with two-strikes since the 2022 season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 42%.

The average home run distance against the Royals pitchers this season is 405.3 feet — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 397.9

Opponents have a groundball batting average of .278 against Royals pitchers with runners on base since the 2022 season — 3rd highest in MLB; League Avg: .255.

Royals vs. Angels Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • MJ Melendez (Kansas City Royals): Ankle, 10-Day IL
  • Kyle Wright (Kansas City Royals): Shoulder, 60-Day IL
  • Josh Taylor (Kansas City Royals): Biceps, 60-Day IL
  • Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels): Knee, 10-Day IL
  • Adam Cimber (Los Angeles Angels): Shoulder, Out
  • Robert Stephenson (Los Angeles Angels): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Andrew Wantz (Los Angeles Angels): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Patrick Sandoval (Los Angeles Angels): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Jose Cisnero (Los Angeles Angels): Shoulder, 60-Day IL
  • Kelvin Caceres (Los Angeles Angels): Lat, 60-Day IL

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