Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels odds, tips and betting trends | August 20

The Kansas City Royals (70-55) will attempt to build on a five-game winning streak on Tuesday versus the Los Angeles Angels (53-72), with first pitch at 8:10 p.m. ET at Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals are the home favorite (-203) versus the Angels (+168). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Kansas City Royals looking to Cole Ragans (10-7), and Tyler Anderson (9-11) taking the ball for the Los Angeles Angels.

Get ready for the Royals vs. Angels with everything you need to know before Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Royals (-203, bet $203 to win $100)
• Underdog: Angels (+168, bet $100 to win $168)
• Over/under: 8

Royals vs. Angels: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Tuesday, August 20, 2024
• Game Time: 8:10 p.m. ET
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Royals stats and trends

Royals betting records

• The Royals have won 39, or 66.1%, of the 59 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Kansas City has been at least -203 moneyline favorites nine times this season and won each of those games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 67% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• So far this season, Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 56 of 125 games with a total.
• The Royals have an ATS record of 70-55-0 in 125 games with a spread this season.

Cole Ragans (Royals probable starter)

• Ragans (10-7) takes the mound for the Royals in his 26th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.18 ERA in 147 1/3 innings pitched, with 174 strikeouts.
• His last time out was on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins, when the lefty tossed seven innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing five hits.
• The 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.18, with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents are hitting .221 against him.
• Ragans is looking to build upon a second-game quality start streak in this game.
• Ragans is aiming for his eighth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.9 innings per appearance on the hill.
• In four of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
• The opposing Angels offense has a collective .234 batting average, and is 24th in the league with 970 total hits and 26th in MLB action with 496 runs scored. It has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.375) and ranks 24th in home runs (124) in all of MLB.
• In 6 1/3 innings over one appearance against the Angels this season, Ragans has a 9.95 ERA and a 1.421 WHIP while his opponents are batting .308.
• The 26-year-old’s 3.18 ERA ranks 12th, 1.147 WHIP ranks 23rd, and 10.6 K/9 ranks sixth among qualifying pitchers this season.

Royals batting stats

• The Royals’ 138 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
• Hitters for Kansas City have a combined .420 slugging percentage this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
• The Royals have a team batting average of .256 this season, which ranks sixth among MLB teams.
• Kansas City is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking sixth with 610 total runs this season.
• The Royals have an OBP of .313 this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• Kansas City has shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (6.8) among MLB offenses.

Angels stats and trends

Angels betting records

• The Angels have won in 46, or 46%, of the 100 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This year, Los Angeles has won four of 11 games when listed as at least +168 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 37.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over in 58 of its 125 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Angels are 68-56-0 against the spread in their 124 games that had a posted line this season.

Tyler Anderson (Angels probable starter)

• Anderson (9-11) is looking for his 10th win when he takes the mound first for the Angels in his 25th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.30 ERA in 147 1/3 innings pitched, with 117 strikeouts.
• In his last appearance on Thursday, the lefty tossed 5 2/3 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up seven earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.30, with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .215 batting average against him.
• Anderson is looking to pick up his 13th quality start of the year.
• Anderson will try to go five or more innings for his eighth straight appearance. He’s averaging 6.1 innings per outing.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 24 outings this season.
• He will take the mound against a Royals squad that is batting .256 as a unit (sixth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .420 (eighth in the league) with 138 total home runs (16th in MLB action).
• Anderson has thrown 6 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits while striking out four against the Royals this season.
• This season, the 34-year-old ranks 17th in ERA (3.30), 31st in WHIP (1.174), and 54th in K/9 (7.1) among qualifying pitchers.

Angels batting stats

• The Angels rank 24th in MLB play with 124 home runs. They average one per game.
• So far this year, Los Angeles is 25th in the majors with a .375 slugging percentage.
• The Angels are 22nd in MLB with a .234 batting average.
• The offense for Los Angeles is No. 26 in MLB play scoring four runs per game (496 total runs).
• The Angels’ .305 on-base percentage is 23rd in the majors.