GAME:  #913 White Sox @ #914 Royals
DATE:    9/3/2020 – 8:05 pm EST
ODDS:   White Sox -135 / Royals +125
O/U:       9.5

The Kansas City Royals (14-23) host the Chicago White Sox (22-15) at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Both teams have lost their previous two games and are trying to avoid losing 3 straight. The White Sox lost the last series to the Twins going 1-2 while the Royals lost the series to the Indians going 1-2. 

CHICAGO WHITE SOX

The White Sox have right-hander Dylan Cease starting for this first game of the series. Cease is 4-2 with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. Cease has pitched 36 innings this season allowing 31 hits, 16 runs, 8 home runs, 18 walks, and has 27 strikeouts. Cease gave up only 5 hits and 3 runs in his last 10.1 innings pitched. The White Sox team as a whole has a career batting average of .289 against the Royals’ Duffy. Jose Abreu has had 19 hits in 59 at-bats including 2 home runs against Duffy. 

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

The Royals have lefty Danny Duffy as the probable pitcher. Duffy is 2-2 with a 4.11 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Duffy has pitched in 35 innings and has allowed 27 hits, 18 runs, 6 home runs, 10 walks, and has had 40 strikeouts. The Royals team has a career .220 against Dylan Cease with only 50 at-bats and 11 hits. 

BATTER VS PITCHER  (dailybaseballdata.com)

TRENDS (covers.com) 

WHITE SOX

• Over is 4-0 in White Sox last 4 games as a road favorite.
• Over is 5-0 in Ceases last 5 starts as a favorite.

ROYALS

• Under is 3-0-1 in Duffys last 4 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
• Under is 7-1-1 in the Royals last 9 games as a home underdog.

HEAD TO HEAD

• White Sox are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
• Over is 9-2-1 in the last 12 meetings.
• Over is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings in Kansas City.

WHITE SOX VS ROYALS PREDICTION

The White Sox have lost 2 straight and are now in 2nd place of the American Central. The White Sox offense has had a lot of success against Duffy with 7 players batting over .300. The White Sox are much better against left-handed pitching with a .294 average over the last 10 matchups. The Royals are hitting only .201 against right-handed pitching in their last 10. The Royals have only scored 5 runs in their last 4 games. The Bookie is taking the hungry White Sox in this matchup as they try to get back on the winning side of things. The public is also pounding the White Sox and the Sharps are on the White Sox as well. 

The Bookie:         White Sox -135
Fade the Public:  Royals
Sharp Action:      White Sox

1.35 Units to win 1 Unit on:  (#913) White Sox -135