How many games will the Kansas City Royals win in the 60-game 2020 MLB season? We look at the Royals‘ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2020 win total and Over/Under odds at BetMGM, and make our best bet.
Kansas City Royals’ 2019 recap
The Royals recorded a poor .364 win percentage in 2019, as both their 59 wins and -178 run differential were 4th worst in all of baseball. Some bad luck played at least a small role, as they were just 15-25 in one-run games.
An offense that ranked 14th in the American League in runs scored is where most of the blame lies.
Kansas City Royals’ offseason
It was a rather quiet offseason for the Royals, so the team will be relying on most of the same core in 2020. OF Alex Gordon briefly became a free agent, but ended up coming back on a one-year deal. 3B Maikel Franco, who hit 17 home runs in 428 plate appearances with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2019, was also signed to a one-year deal.
The rest of the moves by the Kansas City front office were small and centered around adding some arms. They acquired right-hander Chance Adams from the New York Yankees in December and signed Trevor Rosenthal and Greg Holland to minor-league deals.
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Kansas City Royals’ 2020 schedule
Schedules will be heavily weighted with divisional play this season. Teams will play each team in their own division 10 times, which will account for two-thirds of the schedule, The Royals went 31-45 against AL Central opponents in 2019, which was good for a .408 win percentage.
The rest of the schedule will be against teams from the National League Central. This will include six games against the St. Louis Cardinals, four against the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs, and three apiece against the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers. The Royals will kick things off July 24th against the Cleveland Indians, and wrap things up with a seven-game homestand against the Cardinals and Detroit Tigers August 21 through 27.
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How many games will the Kansas City Royals win in 2020?
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday, July 7 at 12:20 p.m. ET.
The Royals’ win total currently sits at 23.5, with both the Over and Under carrying -110 odds. It seems like a pretty fair line, one in which they are likely to fall within a few games on either side when all is said and done.
Getting to 24 wins would require a .400 winning percentage, something that seems within reach with just a little better fortune in the one-run games. The OVER (-110) looks like the side to take in this case.
Kansas City Royals’ World Series odds
The Royals are +50000 to win the World Series in 2020, meaning a $100 bet would return a profit of $50,000.
Even in a shortened season where there will be more randomness and noise, the Royals don’t really stand a chance to go all the way. It’s best to look elsewhere for value on World Series odds.
Kansas City Royals’ playoff odds
The Royals are currently +8000 to win the American League Central, so a $100 bet would return $8,000. There’s no doubt they are heavy underdogs, but the Royals have a better chance of hanging in there over a 60-game season than they would over a full 162-game schedule.
While the result is highly unlikely, the Royals probably stand better than an 80 to 1 chance of taking home the divisional crown. Therefore, this may be worth a small play if you’re looking to gamble on a long shot.
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