Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies: Prediction for the match on 24 April 2025

Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies: Prediction and Odds on the Match on April 24, 2025

Prediction for the Major League Baseball encounter on the 24th of April 2025. This fixture will take place at Kauffman Stadium, featuring a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Colorado Rockies. This is the second game of a three-game series that has been postponed. Initially it was delayed due to rain before being earlier due to rain out of an abundance of caution. Which team wins this as the Kansas City Royals take the lead in the opener? Below, I will preview this game and offer the best betting opportunities.

Kansas City Royals: Form and Statistics

The Kansas City Royals will hope to take advantage of the struggling Colorado Rockies once again after a difficult start. However, it has not been a bed of roses for this side lately, having lost six of their last eight matches. In the meantime, recent encounters have seen this team win consecutive matches, avoiding a sweeping loss to the Detroit Tigers before a win in this opener.

Ahead of this game, the Kansas City Royals have a 10-14 record, leaving them seated third in the American League Central Division with a 0.417 PCT.

Kansas City Royals Lineup

The Kansas City Royals are expected to put Cole Ragans and Michael Lorenzen on the mound for this game two.

Kansas City Royals Expected Lineup:

Jonathan India, Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino, Salvador Perez, Maikel Garcia, Michael Massey, Hunter Renfroe, Drew Waters, Kyle Isbel.

Colorado Rockies: Form and Statistics

The Colorado Rockies now have to be at their best after a disappointing start to the season. Having already played 22 matches this season, this team has lost 18 times, with their wins coming against the Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics. This season, the Colorado Rockies have failed to win a single series, as they have a 0.182 PCT. The Colorado Rockies have only one win in their last ten matches heading into this game

Colorado Rockies Lineup

The Colorado Rockies have decided to send German Marquez and Chase Dollander on the mound for this game two.

Colorado Rockies Expected Lineup:

Sean Bouchard, Kyle Farmer, Ryan McMahon, Hunter Goodman, Michael Toglia, Jacob Stallings, Mickey Moniak, Jordan Beck, Aaron Schunk. 

Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies Head-to-Head Statistics

The Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals last five meetings have seen the Colorado Rockies win two, while the Kansas City Royals won three. In those matches, the Colorado Rockies scored 18 runs, while the Kansas City Royals scored 31.

Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• The Kansas City Royals have been tagged favourites to win eleven matches this season and they came out victorious 11 times, averaging 63.6% of those games. The Kansas City Royals are favourites in this one and have odds of 1.50 on Bet365.
• This season, the Colorado Rockies have struggled and every time they entered a game as underdogs, this team has failed to win. A possible chance of winning this time is high with odds at 2.75 on Betway.
• This season, the Colorado Rockies have won three matches out of 19 times they have been tagged underdogs this season.
• The Colorado Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games against American League opponents following an extra-innings loss.
• Ahead of this game, the Colorado Rockies have failed to lead after 5 innings in five of their last six home games against National League opponents, losing each game.
• Three of the last four meetings between the Kansas City Royals and Colorado Rockies have ended with at least over 10.5 runs. An over 9.5 runs is available on 1Xbet with odds at 2.22.
• The last three matches played by each side have failed to hit the over tally. An under 8.5 runs tally in this game has 2.05 odds on Bet365.

Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies Match Prediction 24 April 2025

The two teams have to be at their best, as they have both struggled this season. However, while the Colorado Rockies have faced more defeats this season, the Kansas City Royals have won ten times this season, which is quite impressive compared to the Colorado Rockies.

 The two teams have their own flaws and positives this season, but as favourites, the Kansas City Royals have been impressive. At home, I believe the Kansas City Royals can get another win after a hard-fought victory in the opener. Also, this should be a more interesting game compared to the opener, and we might witness a lot of runs at full time.

Our match prediction is handicap (-1) for the Kansas City Royals with odds at 1.70 on the 1Xbet bookmaker.

Our second option is over 8.5 runs with odds at 1.80 on the Bet365 bookmaker.

Our last option is over 4.5 runs for the Kansas City Royals with odds at 1.87 on the Betway bookmaker.