SEASON FORECASTS AND FUTURES PICKS

The Royals are off the betting board and have no odds to win the championship. They are projected to win 58 games and come in under their pre-season futures line of 69. In simulations, they have been eliminated from playoff contention. They were a +2000 'underdog' to make the playoffs in the preseason. Their preseason chances to win the division were 4.4% at 60/1, 1.6%. Their average wins per simulation puts them at #13 in the AL.

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REGULAR SEASON RECAP AND UPCOMING GAMES

After 138 games, their expected win percentage is 42% based on the money line odds. At 49-89 they are in line with these expectations. If you bet on them to win every game you would be down quite a bit (-2545 units). They are not good against the spread (64-74) for a -1482 loss. Their over-under record is 68-65 with 5 pushes. They are favored in their upcoming game vs the Detroit Tigers. The table below shows their upcoming games, their simulation based win percentage and their recent head to head record (WL, ATS, OU).

TEAM STATISTICAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Their average run differential is -1.08 which ranks #13 in the AL, which is the same as how they rank in win percentage. They are the #13 ranked team in run differential (based on all teams' road stats) and the #12 ranked team among home teams. Their average run differential in their past 13 games is -2.77 which ranks them #15 over this stretch, slightly worse than overall.

TEAM STATS PER GAME (League Rank):

ALLOWED TO OPPOSING TEAMS (Lower # is Better):

TEAM FANTASY LEADERS

The table below show the most valuable fantasy players on the team led by Whit Merrifield who is projected to be the #9 second baseman the rest of the season. The Better Option column shows the player directly above him and the Better Than column shows the player directly below him in the projected position rankings.