Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals 9/2/24 – For today’s MLB schedule, the Cleveland Guardians (78-59) take on the Kansas City Royals (75-63) at the Kauffman Stadium. This matchup features two closely contended teams in the standings and will also determine which team has greater prospects for the postseason. As exclusive premium handicappers might specialize in this game, it will be interesting and provide good betting prospects as well. The date of the game is Monday, September 2, 2024, at 4:10 PM ET which will be important for the mid-season at this moment, especially for those who want proper exploitation of the mid-season.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals 9/2/24 Game Info |
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When: | Monday, September 2, 2024 at 4:10 PM ET |
Where: | Kauffman Stadium |
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Stream: | MLB.TV |
Cleveland Guardians (78-59) vs. Kansas City Royals (75-63)
Despite being slightly on top in the overall rankings, the Cleveland Guardians have revealed some weaknesses that came to surface especially in their last month’s games against the Royals. The team has a batting average of .238 and a 3.87 ERA by a fairly balanced pitching staff and so hopes to bounce back after disappointing away earnings. Even more fascinating is the fact that today’s game runs parallel to another great game, that of the Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds.
On the other hand, the Kansas City Royals have put up an impressive batting lineup this year with a batting average of .256 and a .421 slugging percentage which is slightly more than the Guardians. Their home advantage at Kauffman Stadium is important and has been dominant allowing for today’s possibly being an exception to it, even with another game, the Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres tipping the spotlight equally on other.
Gavin Williams (2-7, 4.99 ERA) vs. Michael Wacha (11-6, 3.5 ERA)
Gavin Williams steps onto the mound coming off a fairly poor mark for the Guardians with regards to his 4.99 ERA spread out over 52.1 innings. Gavin hasn’t been awful, but at the same time, he hasn’t pitched well either especially with the amount of hits and homers he gives up which could be catastrophic in this game. Gavin today will have to be really good given that the Royals’ hitters are going to need a turnaround.
On the other side, it is worth mentioning Michael Wacha who is nothing like that with a decent record of 11-6 and a remarkable ERA of 3.5. It is the ability to sharpen control over these parts of the game that Wacha has demonstrated over 139 innings which is important against a Guardians team that makes good use of hitable pitchers. Control of WHIP and strikeout-to-walk ratio will still be essential to go through the batting order of the Guardians.
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland Guardians -1.5 (+154), Total Odds: 8.5
The Royals are given a slight advantage even with the spread in the favor of the Guardians. A total over/under at 8.5 shows the market might see the game as moderately high scoring, as is the case with both teams’ recent games as well as the characteristics of the starters.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Trends
The Guardians have not fared well in their recent encounters with the Royals especially away which makes them a bad team to bet on in the spread. Historical data shows that on Mondays, the teams have scored more points than average and thus the total points bet ‘over’ may be a better market.
Kansas City Royals Betting Trends
Kansas City Royal’s recent performance indicates a weakness in winning streaks; nevertheless, their home dominance over the Cleveland side is something that cannot be ignored. With good September games and a trend to do well whenever they play the Guardians at home, the Royals today are good candidates for a Moneyline bet.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals 9/2/24 Betting Picks
After taking a look at the team stats and the individual players’ recent performance, it is clear that all the odds are against the Kansas City Royals with even Wacha’s bad pitching at home. The Guardians will have to vastly improve their play if they are ever to win again after playing poorly on the last and court-amazing offenses bulks of the Royals.
In terms of the best bets today, the best advice is to bet on the Royals at Moneyline and put some money on ‘over’ for the total runs due to the fact that most of both sides can hit and the pitching structure outlay. Also, be alert for the latest free MLB predictions as they may get a little volatile even before the game begins which may include the final line-up or weather patterns.