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Arizona Diamondbacks @ Kansas City Royals

 4h 57m 58s
Arizona Diamondbacks44%
Kansas City Royals56%
Market underrates Kansas City Royals by 7 points · pitcher

Kansas City Royals is favored at 56%, largely due to stronger starting pitching and the stronger offense.

F5
Arizona Diamondbacks40%
Kansas City Royals60%

F5 · Projected score

Arizona Diamondbacks
2.5
Kansas City Royals
3.2

Projected total runs

Leans over
10.2

+1.2 vs league avg 9.0

Projected score

Arizona Diamondbacks
4.6
Kansas City Royals
5.6

Model's expected runs per team, blended with recent head-to-head history.

Betting recommendations

Clear value bets our model sees in this specific game.

Model vs market+11pp

Bet: Kansas City Royals leading after 5

Our analysis
60%
Market
49%

▸ +11pp value

Why: Model edge driven by stronger pitcher and offense (wrc+).

Market % for F5 uses the full-game moneyline as a proxy (no F5 price from the odds source).

Historical hit rate: not enough historical games yet

Model vs market+7pp

Bet: Kansas City Royals to win

Our analysis
56%
Market
49%

▸ +7pp value

Why: Model edge driven by stronger pitcher and offense (wrc+).

Historical hit rate: not enough historical games yet

Model vs market+17pp

Bet: Over 8.5 runs

Our analysis
69%
Market
52%

▸ +17pp value

Why: Tired bullpen after heavy innings in recent days

Historical hit rate: not enough historical games yet

Why 56%?

Each bar is that factor's share of the total explanatory signal — a bigger bar means it moved the model more than the others, not that it 'caused' that % of the win probability.

AwayArizona DiamondbacksKansas City RoyalsHome
Bullpen (last 14d)
36.6%
Starter matchup
33.5%
Market consensus
28.6%
Offense (wRC+)
1.2%
Park & weather
0.0%
Zac Gallen
Daniel Lynch IV
RHP
LHP
6.34
ERA
3.51
5.36
FIP
3.78
1.56
WHIP
1.10
5.6
K/9
6.2
2.9
BB/9
2.7
L3 ERA
Days rest