James Shields will be looking to bounce back from a weak Game 1 outing on Sunday night as his Kansas City Royals face the San Francisco Giants in Game 5 of the World Series.
The Royals lost Game 1 of the World Series to the Giants after Shields allowed five runs on seven hits in just three innings of work. Madison Bumgarner gave up just one run on three hits over seven innings in that Game 1 win for San Francisco, and the lefthander gets the ball again on Sunday.
Kansas City Royals vs San Francisco Giants Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line
Betting fans looking to pick the San Francisco Giants in this matchup found them as -158 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 6.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.
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Computer Prediction: Kansas City Royals vs San Francisco Giants Pick
Odds Shark computer score prediction models pick a possible 4.6-4 win for the Royals on Sunday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Kansas City Royals vs San Francisco Giants Odds and Stats.
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The San Francisco Giants sport a record of 98-78 heading into this matchup, while the Kansas City Royals sit at 99-75 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and San Francisco vs Kansas City injuries news.
According to MLB Power Rankings here, it's the No. 21-ranked San Francisco Giants and the No. 13-rated Kansas City Royals in this matchup.
How Kansas City Royals vs San Francisco Giants Stats Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the San Francisco Giants and its No. 11-rated batting order, averaging 4.14 runs per nine innings, against the No. 14 lineup of the Kansas City Royals at 4.07 runs per outing.
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and San Francisco has the No. 7-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Royals own the No. 13 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Kansas City didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 11-4 to San Francisco on Saturday at AT&T Park.
Kansas City Royals vs San Francisco Giants Betting Odds Trends
Kansas City is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 12 games on the road
San Francisco is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home
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Kansas City home to San Francisco, Tuesday, October 28th
