Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Odds
The Kansas City Royals have been a feast or famine franchise. Kansas City won the American League pennant in 2014 and 2015 with a World Series title in 2015. However, the Royals have posted just four winning seasons since 1995. Kansas City chose to let most of their key players go in the seasons that followed their World Series title. There was some good news in 2020 as the Royals improved their win percentage from .364 in 2019 to .433 in 2020. But the fact is that Kansas City is not considered ready to contend, at least not for the 2021 campaign.
Kansas City Royals at a Glance
Manager: Mike Matheny
Home Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
World Series Championships: 2 ( Last, 2015 )
League Pennants: 4 ( Last, 2015 )
Divison Titles: 7 ( Last, 2015 )
Odds to Win World Series: +18500 (March 2021)
Odds to Win American League Pennant: +8500 (March 2021)
2021 Season Preview
The 2020 Kansas City Royals finished 26-34 with 22-36-2 under the total. The Royals ended up fourth in the five-team American League Central Division. Kansas City finished with MLB metrics of 26th for run scoring, 20th for OPS, 20th for home runs, 12th for staff earned run average, 19th for WHIP, 25th for quality starts, and 9th for the bullpen. The modest improvement in pitching, especially from the relief staff, bodes for optimism in Kansas City.
Manager Mike Matheny had an overall successful first season with Kansas City in 2020. During his time with the St. Louis Cardinals from 2012 through 2018, Matheny was a winner posting a .555 win percentage and four playoff appearances.
Perhaps the Most Valuable Person in Kansas City is owner John Sherman. Sherman bought the Royals after the 2019 season and is a Kansas City local. He has vowed to pump money into the team payroll and struck with big contracts for Carlos Santana and Mike Minor. KC ranked in the top ten in most charts for their offseason moves. The Royals have moved up to 19th in MLB for payroll.
Right fielder Whit Merrifield was a 2019 All-Star and is the projected leadoff man. Last year Merrifield posted a .764 OPS with 12 doubles and nine home runs in 60 games.
Carlos Santana hit 34 home runs in 2019 before a COVID ravaged decline in 2020. He arrives from Cleveland, where he won an AL Silver Slugger Award. Kansas City is betting that last year was an outlier.
2021 Kansas City Royals Schedule
April 1-4: Texas Rangers
April 5-7: at Cleveland Indians
April 8-11: at Chicago White Sox
April 12-14: Los Angeles Angels
April 15-18: Toronto Blue Jays
April 19-21: Tampa Bay Rays
April 23-26: at Detroit Tigers
April 27-28: at Pittsburgh Pirates
April 30-May 2: at Minnesota Twins
May 3-6: Cleveland Indians
May 7-9: Chicago White Sox
May 11-13: at Detroit Tigers
May 14-16: at Chicago White Sox
May 18-19: Milwaukee Brewers
May 21-23: Detroit Tigers
May 25-27: at Tampa Bay Rays
May 28-30: at Minnesota Twins
May 31-June 1: Pittsburgh Pirates
June 3-6: Minnesota Twins
June 7-9: at Los Angeles Angels
June 10-13: at Oakland Athletics
June 14-16: Detroit Tigers
June 18-20: Boston Red Sox
June 22-24: at New York Yankees
June 25-27: at Texas Rangers
June 28-July 1: at Boston Red Sox
July 2-July 4: Minnesota Twins
July 5-7: Cincinnati Reds
July 8-11: at Cleveland Indians
July 16-18: Baltimore Orioles
July 20-21: at Milwaukee Brewers
July 23-25: Detroit Tigers
July 26-29: Chicago White Sox
July 30-August 1: at Toronto Blue Jays
August 3-5: at Chicago White Sox
August 6-8: at St. Louis Cardinals
August 9-11: New York Yankees
August 13-15: St. Louis Cardinals
August 16-19: Houston Astros
August 20-22: at Chicago Cubs
August 23-25: at Houston Astros
August 26-30: at Seattle Mariners
August 31-September 2: Cleveland Indians
September 3-5: Chicago White Sox
September 6-9: at Baltimore Orioles
September 10-12: at Minnesota Twins
September 14-16: Oakland Athletics
September 17-19: Seattle Mariners
September 20-22: at Cleveland Indians
September 24-26: at Detroit Tigers
September 28-30: Cleveland Indians
October 1-3: Minnesota Twins
Statistics By Year (2010)
| YEAR |
RECORD |
HOME |
AWAY |
MONEY |
O/U |
DIVISION FINISH |
| 2020 |
26-34 |
15-15 |
11-19 |
+26 |
22-36-2 |
4th |
| 2019 |
59-103 |
31-50 |
28-53 |
-2155 |
82-74-6 |
4th |
| 2018 |
58-104 |
32-49 |
26-55 |
-2,337 |
70-82-10 |
5th |
| 2017 |
80-82 |
43-38 |
37-44 |
+260 |
76-80-6 |
3rd |
| 2016 |
81-81 |
47-34 |
34-47 |
+206 |
75-78-9 |
3rd |
| 2015 |
95-67 |
51-30 |
44-37 |
+1,944 |
73-75-14 |
1st |
| 2014 |
89-73 |
42-39 |
47-34 |
+317 |
73-81-3 |
2nd |
| 2013 |
86-76 |
44-37 |
42-39 |
+636 |
61-92-9 |
3rd |
| 2012 |
72-90 |
37-44 |
35-46 |
-358 |
73-83-6 |
3rd |
| 2011 |
71-91 |
40-41 |
31-50 |
-542 |
77-75-10 |
4th |
| 2010 |
67-95 |
38-43 |
29-52 |
-903 |
82-75-5 |
5th |
Year-By-Year History (2010)
| YEAR |
RECORD |
STANDING |
POSTSEASON |
| 2020 |
26-34 |
4th |
- |
| 2019 |
59-103 |
4th |
- |
| 2018 |
58-104 |
5th |
- |
| 2017 |
80-82 |
3rd |
- |
| 2016 |
81-81 |
3rd |
- |
| 2015 |
95-67 |
1st |
Won World Series |
| 2014 |
89-73 |
2nd |
Lost World Series |
| 2013 |
86-76 |
3rd |
- |
| 2012 |
72-90 |
3rd |
- |
| 2011 |
71-91 |
4th |
- |
| 2010 |
67-95 |
5th |
- |
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