Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Lines

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The Astros will play the Royals on Thursday, August 19th, 2021 at 2:10 pm ET. Check network listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage. Our opening pitch flys at Eastern Standard, make sure you adjust for your local timezone.

Matchup Pitchers

Astros - L. Garcia - R
Royals - M. Minor - L

Learn more about MLB Betting with our handy tutorial and guide. We explain money line, total and run line bets. Plus, a great discussion about exotic bets like MLB Baseball parlays and props.

**Best Money Line Bets**
Underdog Kansas City Royals	Favorite Houston Astros
+151 Sb3gen1	-164 Sb3gen1
+149 Sb3gen2	-170 Sb3gen3
+145 Sb3gen3	-174 Sb3gen2

Here are money lines for the outright winner. Favorite Houston Astros has a minus value. Lay $164 at Sb3gen1 to win $100. Underdog Kansas City Royals has a positive value. Risk $100 at Sb3gen1 to win $151.

**Best Over and Under Total Lines**
Over	Under
9o -115 Sb3gen3	9u +105 Sb3gen1
9o -120 Sb3gen2	9u +100 Sb3gen2
9o -125 Sb3gen1	9u -105 Sb3gen3

The over under line estimates the combined total of each team's final score. Sb3gen3 has the best over line of 9 points laying $115 to win $100. Sb3gen1 has the best under line of 9 u +105.

**Best Underdog and Favorite Run Line Bets**
Underdog Kansas City Royals	Favorite Houston Astros
+1.5 -105 Sb3gen1	-1.5 -110 Sb3gen3
+1.5 -105 Sb3gen2	-1.5 -115 Sb3gen1
+1.5 -110 Sb3gen3	-1.5 -115 Sb3gen2

SportsBetting3.com has analyzed the latest lines. Review our "Best Run Line Bets" table above to smash the books this Thursday. Sb3gen3 has the best favorite Houston Astros run line at -1.5 points. Sb3gen1 has the best underdog Kansas City Royals run line at +1.5 points.

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MLB World Series Odds

Latest World Series odds, if available, for each team. Review odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the tournament here. See past Championship results and learn how to bet World Series teasers, props and parlays.

Houston Astros World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen
Houston Astros	+325

Cached 2021-10-23 01:55:44
Kansas City Royals World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen

Cached 2021-10-23 01:55:44

Team Standings

**Season Standings**
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Strk	L10
Houston Astros	95	67	0.586	12.0	95-67	51-30	W2	86-56
Kansas City Royals	74	88	0.457	33.0	74-88	39-42	L2	62-80

Houston Astros Batting Stats

**2021 Houston Astros Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Carlos Correa SS	148	104	155	26	92	75	116	0.279
Jose Altuve 2B	146	117	167	31	83	66	91	0.277
Yordan Alvarez DH	144	92	149	33	104	50	145	0.277
Yuli Gurriel 1B	143	83	169	15	81	59	68	0.319
Kyle Tucker LF	140	83	149	30	92	53	90	0.294
Martin Maldonado C	125	40	64	12	36	47	127	0.172
Michael Brantley LF	121	68	146	8	47	33	53	0.311
Chas McCormick RF	108	47	73	14	50	25	104	0.257
Myles Straw CF	98	44	85	2	34	38	71	0.262
Alex Bregman 3B	91	54	94	12	55	44	53	0.270
Aledmys Diaz 2B	84	28	76	8	45	16	62	0.259
Ryne Stanek RP	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Kansas City Royals Batting Stats

**2021 Kansas City Royals Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Whit Merrifield RF	162	97	184	10	74	40	103	0.277
Salvador Perez C	161	88	169	48	121	28	170	0.273
Carlos Santana 1B	158	66	121	19	69	86	102	0.214
Nicky Lopez 2B	151	78	149	2	43	49	74	0.300
Hunter Dozier 3B	144	55	105	16	54	43	154	0.216
Michael A. Taylor CF	142	58	118	12	54	33	144	0.244
Andrew Benintendi LF	134	63	136	17	73	36	97	0.276
Hanser Alberto 2B	103	25	65	2	24	4	26	0.270
Jorge Soler RF	94	38	59	13	37	38	97	0.192
Ryan O'Hearn 1B	84	23	53	9	29	13	71	0.225
Jarrod Dyson CF	77	13	27	0	10	6	28	0.221
Scott Barlow RP	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Houston Astros Pitching Stats

**2021 Houston Astros Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Lance McCullers Jr. SP	28	13	5	0	0	162.1	185	1.22	3.16
Zack Greinke SP	30	11	6	0	1	171.0	120	1.17	4.16
Luis Garcia SP	30	11	8	0	0	155.1	167	1.17	3.30
Framber Valdez SP	22	11	6	0	0	134.2	125	1.25	3.14
Jose Urquidy SP	20	8	3	0	0	107.0	90	0.99	3.62
Jake Odorizzi SP	24	6	7	0	0	104.2	91	1.25	4.21
Ryan Pressly RP	64	5	3	26	1	64.0	81	0.97	2.25
Blake Taylor SP	51	4	4	0	5	42.2	41	1.41	3.16
Cristian Javier RP	36	4	1	2	5	101.1	130	1.18	3.55
Phil Maton RP	27	4	0	0	2	25.1	24	1.58	4.97
Ryne Stanek RP	72	3	5	2	21	68.1	83	1.21	3.42
Bryan Abreu SP	31	3	3	1	7	36.0	36	1.47	5.75

Kansas City Royals Pitching Stats

**2021 Kansas City Royals Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Mike Minor SP	28	8	12	0	0	158.2	149	1.24	5.05
Brad Keller SP	26	8	12	0	0	133.2	120	1.66	5.39
Kris Bubic SP	29	6	7	0	0	130.0	114	1.38	4.43
Carlos Hernandez RP	24	6	2	0	0	85.2	74	1.28	3.68
Jake Brentz RP	72	5	2	2	16	64.0	76	1.28	3.66
Scott Barlow RP	71	5	3	16	14	74.1	91	1.20	2.42
Brady Singer SP	27	5	10	0	0	128.1	131	1.55	4.91
Josh Staumont RP	64	4	3	5	16	65.2	72	1.07	2.88
Kyle Zimmer RP	52	4	1	2	10	54.0	46	1.41	5.00
Domingo Tapia RP	32	4	1	0	7	31.2	25	1.11	2.84
Daniel Lynch SP	15	4	6	0	0	68.0	55	1.63	5.69
Danny Duffy SP	13	4	3	0	0	61.0	65	1.21	2.51

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