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The San Diego Padres (-115) visit Kauffman Stadium to take on the Kansas City Royals (-105) on July 17, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10 pm in Kansas City, MO.

This season, the Padres are 48-48 against the spread (ATS), while the Royals are 40-54 ATS.

Padres vs Royals Starting Pitchers Today:

• Padres starting pitcher: Michael King 6-7, 3.40 ERA
• Royals starting pitcher: Steven Cruz 2-2, 4.89 ERA

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

Padres vs Royals Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Royals will win Friday‘s MLB game with 51.5% 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 Padres players for Friday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Padres Player Prop Bets Today:

• Manny Machado has hit the Singles Under in 20 of his last 25 away games (+13.95 Units / 43% ROI)
• Jake Cronenworth has hit the Hits Under in 16 of his last 25 away games (+10.20 Units / 38% ROI)
• Jackson Merrill has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 4 away games (+9.00 Units / 225% ROI)
• Jake Cronenworth has hit the Total Bases Under in 17 of his last 25 away games (+8.80 Units / 29% ROI)
• Jake Cronenworth has hit the Walks Under in his last 8 games (+8.00 Units / 48% ROI)

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

Best Royals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Nick Loftin has hit the Singles Under in 13 of his last 15 games at home (+10.50 Units / 50% ROI)
• Carter Jensen has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 6 games at home (+10.20 Units / 170% ROI)
• Carter Jensen has hit the Hits Over in 20 of his last 25 games (+9.85 Units / 20% ROI)
• Isaac Collins has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 14 of his last 20 games (+9.40 Units / 41% ROI)
• Lane Thomas has hit the Total Bases Over in 8 of his last 9 games at home (+9.15 Units / 90% ROI)

Padres Best Bets Today:

• The San Diego Padres have hit the Game Total Under in 28 of their last 50 away games (+4.85 Units / 9% ROI)
• The San Diego Padres have hit the Team Total Over in 18 of their last 30 away games (+4.45 Units / 12% ROI)
• The San Diego Padres have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 7 of their last 10 games (+4.15 Units / 36% ROI)
• The San Diego Padres have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 23 of their last 40 away games (+3.40 Units / 7% ROI)
• The San Diego Padres have covered the Run Line in 13 of their last 22 games (+2.95 Units / 10% ROI)

Royals Best Bets Today:

• The Kansas City Royals have hit the Team Total Under in 13 of their last 17 games (+8.55 Units / 43% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 9 of their last 12 games at home (+5.75 Units / 44% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the Game Total Over in 15 of their last 25 games (+4.10 Units / 15% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 18 of their last 40 games at home (+2.05 Units / 4% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the Moneyline in 5 of their last 10 games at home (+0.85 Units / 8% ROI)

Padres Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Padres are 50-44 against the Run Line (-0.45 Units / -0.35% ROI).

• 48-48 when betting on the Moneyline for -2.5 Units / -2.22% ROI
• 42-52 when betting on the total runs Over for -15.1 Units / -14.25% ROI
• 52-42 when betting on the total runs Under for +6.1 Units / 5.79% ROI

Royals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Royals are 40-54 against the Run Line (-29.05 Units / -21.39% ROI).

• 38-59 when betting on the Moneyline for -23.05 Units / -21.24% ROI
• 47-49 when betting on the total runs Over for -6.6 Units / -6.18% ROI
• 49-47 when betting on the total runs Under for -2.3 Units / -2.16% ROI

Padres Keys to the Game vs. the Royals

The Padres are 38-0 (1.000) when leading entering the 9th inning this season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: .947.

The Padres are 32-4 (.889) when scoring 5 or more runs this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .793.

The Padres are 4-45 (.082) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .053.

The Padres are 36-1 (.973) when leading entering the 8th inning this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .902.

Royals Keys to the Game vs. the Padres

The Royals are just 35-49 (.417) when allowing 5 or more extra base hits this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .535.

The Royals are just 30-6 (.833) when leading entering the 9th inning this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .947.

The Royals are just 5-25 (.167) when allowing 2 or more home runs this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .301.

The Royals are just 38-59 (.392) this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.

Padres Hitting Stats & Trends

Padres hitters are slugging just .351 at home this season — lowest in MLB.

Padres hitters have an OBP of just .297 (817 PA’s) against LHP this season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB.

Padres hitters have an OPS of just .673 (3,529 PA’s) this season — lowest in MLB.

Padres hitters are slugging just .355 against starting pitchers this season — lowest in MLB.

Royals Hitting Stats & Trends

Royals hitters are slugging just .228 with two-strikes this season — lowest in MLB.

The Royals have a winning percentage of just 39% this season — tied for lowest in MLB.

Royals hitters have drawn walks in 7% of their PA’s against LHP this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

The Royals have a winning percentage of just 34% on the road this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

Padres Pitching Stats & Trends

Padres pitchers have walked 10% of batters when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — tied for 4th highest in MLB.

The longest HR allowed by the Padres pitchers this season traveled 437.3 feet — — shortest in MLB

The Padres pitchers have allowed their opponents to score first in 67% of their games at home this season — 2nd highest in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of .283 against Padres pitchers with runners on base this season — 4th highest in MLB.

Royals Pitching Stats & Trends

Royals pitchers have walked 10% of batters this season — tied for 4th highest in MLB.

Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 19% in close and late situations this season — lowest in MLB.

Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 39% with two-strikes this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 20% this season — tied for 4th lowest in MLB.

More MLB Reading:

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• Strikeout Props Today
• MLB Starting Pitchers Today

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