The Houston Astros (19-19) host the Kansas City Royals (24-17) on Monday at Daikin Park, starting at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Astros are favored on the moneyline (-120), while the Royals are +101 underdogs. The Royals are spread favorites (1.5) with +164 odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. Houston’s Framber Valdez gets the start against Kansas City’s Michael Wacha.

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Astros vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-120)
• Underdog: Royals (+101)
• Over/under: 8.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have won 51.9% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (14-13).
• Houston has a record of 11-9 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter (55% winning percentage).
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.5% in this matchup.
• Houston has had an over/under set by bookmakers 38 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 17 of those games (17-19-2).
• The Astros are 21-17-0 ATS this season.

Astros hitting info

• Jeremy Pena leads the Astros with five home runs and 19 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Pena’s home run total ranks 76th and his RBI tally ranks 71st.
• Pena heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .318 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes is batting .263 with five doubles, a triple, four home runs and 22 walks.
• Paredes ranks 112th in homers and 99th in RBI among hitters in MLB.
• Paredes enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .353 with two doubles, five walks and three RBIs.
• Jose Altuve is hitting .259 with five doubles, four home runs and 11 walks.
• Jake Meyers has a club-leading .296 batting average.
• Meyers takes a 10-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is batting .400 with a double, a triple, two home runs, five walks and eight RBIs.

Astros pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.6 K/9, the second-best in the majors.
• Houston has the eighth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.54).
• The Astros have the third-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.161).
• The Astros give up the seventh-fewest home runs in baseball (35 total, 0.9 per game).
• Houston its 13-9 loss the last time out, the team struck out 11 Reds batters while allowing 12 hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have been underdogs in 23 games this season and won 11 (47.8%) of those contests.
• This season, Kansas City has won six of its 17 games, or 35.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +101 on the moneyline.
• The Royals have a 49.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 14 of its 41 chances.
• In 41 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 21-20-0 ATS.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with a batting average of .323. He’s also hit five home runs with 23 RBI.
• Among all batters in the majors, Witt ranks 76th in homers and 36th in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has collected 44 hits this season and has an OBP of .382. He’s slugging .486 on the year.
• Garcia is 112th in home runs and 99th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in home runs (six) and runs batted in (24) this season while batting .223.
• Pasquantino takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .429 with a walk and two RBIs.
• Jonathan India is batting .230 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .309 this season.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the big leagues.
• Kansas City has the second-best ERA (2.99) in the majors this season.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.177 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
• The Royals have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 35 home runs allowed.
• Kansas City suffered a 10-1 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 12 Red Sox batters while allowing 15 hits.