White Sox vs Royals Prediction and Betting Odds April 28
White Sox vs Royals Betting Preview and Odds
Michael Kopech and his 0.64 ERA lead the White Sox into Guaranteed Rate Field hoping for a series win over the Royals with Brad Keller taking the mound for Kansas City. WagerTalk MLB handicapper Andy Lang offers his Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals betting preview for Thursday, April 28, with the first pitch scheduled for 2:10pm ET / 11:10am PT.
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| Thursday, April 28 | MLB Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars |
|---|---|
| Moneyline: | Chicago White Sox -171 vs Kansas City Royals +156 |
| Runline: | White Sox -1.5 (+130) / Royals +1.5 (-150) |
| Total: | 7 Runs (Over +105 / Under -125) |
| Game Time: | 2:10pm ET / 11:10am PT |
| Where: | Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL |
| Weather: | 40 Degrees / 20-40% Chance of Rain |
White Sox vs Royals Analysis
The Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox will both be out to win this three game American League Central divisional series on Thursday afternoon. Chicago snapped an eight game losing streak yesterday with a 7-3 victory, improving their record to 7-10.
The Royals have now lost five of their last six games, resulting in a 6-10 record. Today’s starting pitching matchup features Brad Keller for Kansas City and Michael Kopech for Chicago. We have early first pitch set for 2:10 PM EST.
Eight is Enough
The Chicago White Sox finally were able to end their losing streak at eight games with last night’s 7-3 victory. Starting pitcher Dylan Cease threw six strong innings while striking out nine and allowing only two earned runs.
Kendall Graveman picked up his first save of the season by throwing the two shutout innings and striking out four. Left fielder Andrew Vaughn went 2 for 4 with a homerun and four RBI.
The White Sox bats have disappointed on the season as a whole, ranking only 23rd in the league in OPS. Pale Hose starting pitcher Michael Kopech has been nearly flawless in three starts, throwing 14 innings and only allowing one run. Kopech will trouble if he can nearly this effective pitching deeper into games.
Royals Ace Falls Short
The Kansas City Royals will be looking to bounce back after yesterday’s 4-0 victory over Seattle loss and win this three game series over the White Sox.
Former Cy Young award winner Zack Greinke pitched well enough to get a no-decision, throwing six innings and allowing three earned runs. Reliever Collin Snider took the loss as he allowed two earned runs in only two-thirds of an inning.
Whit Merrifield was the only player that could be considered an offensive standout with a two RBI single. This KC lineup has really struggled as they are third worst in OPS at .596 while only scoring an average of 3.25 runs a game.
Royal starter Brad Keller has an 0-2 record but has actually been solid. He has a 2.55 ERA allowing only five earned runs across 17.2 innings pitched.
White Sox vs Royals Prediction
The money line is set at -180 for the Chicago White Sox and +155 for the Kansas City Royals. The total is a sign of recent times, being set at only 6.5.
These two starting pitchers have the opposing lineups numbers, but a 6.5 doesn’t leave you much for wiggle room on any unders.
\I was going to look towards Kopechs over for strikeouts. The number is set at 6.5 and while he does dominate the Royals they also don’t strikeout very often.
It looks like the Pale Hose bats came around yesterday with those seven runs. Let’s ride with Kopech and the White Sox laying .5 in the first five innings and keep the bullpens out of it.
Prediction: Chicago White Sox F5 (first five innings) -0.5 -110
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First Pitch | MLB Betting Preview for April 28
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Meet the Author
Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.
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