Braves vs. Royals MLB Pick
The Royals have lost seven of 10 games but should get “healthy” tonight when they face the Braves at 8:15PM ET.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Royals are -175 money line favorites versus the Braves, who have odds of +150 to pull off the upset tonight on the road. The over/under currently sits at 7.5 runs with Julio Teheran set to face Edinson Volquez in the pitching matchup.
Bet Tonight’s Braves vs. Royals Game
Kansas City is 8-1 in Volquez’s last nine interleague starts and 4-1 in his last five starts on Friday. The Royals are also 7-2 in his last nine home starts versus a team with a losing record and 17-5 in his last 22 home starts. They’re 18-6 in Volquez’s last 24 starts coming off four days of rest as well.
On the other side, the Braves are 1-6 in Teheran’s last seven starts, 1-4 in his last five interleague starts, an d0-4 in his last four starts when their opponent allows five runs or more in their previous game. Atlanta is also 3-8 in his last 11 road starts and 1-4 in his last five starts following a team loss in its previous game.
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OUR PICK: The Royals have won 17 of their last 24 interleague home games and are 44-21 in their last 65 home games. As for the Braves, they’re 9-25 in their last 34 interleague road games and 6-16 in their last 22 road games versus a team with a losing record. Laying -175 on the money line doesn’t offer much value, so take the defending World Series champs on the runline and pick up +120 money line odds.
FRIDAY MLB FREE PICK: KANSAS CITY ROYALS -1.5 (+120)
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