Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-132) Los Angeles (+110)

The Kansas City Royals (78-78) are on their way to Angel Stadium on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Angels (70-86). The moneyline on this matchup has the Royals at -132 while the Angels open at +110. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Stephen Kolek and Yusei Kikuchi.

The Royals have compiled 277 doubles as a team and have hit 153 baseballs out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging % of .396 and have struck out 1,049 times, while drawing a walk on 414 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are knocking in 4.0 runs per game, which is 28th in baseball. They have recorded 606 RBI's in addition to 1,287 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is at .247. They have earned a total of 616 runs scored while having a team OBP of .308.

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The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 3.76 so far this season (6th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,209 hitters. Royals pitchers have surrendered 164 home runs and also 618 runs (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 462 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a unit this year. Kansas City has surrendered 1,269 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 578 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.62 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25.

The Royals have dispatched 527 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 210 runners on the year and 27.1% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 46 saves on the year and have not converted 20 of 66 save opportunities. The Royals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 69.7% and have stepped onto the mound in 149 save situations. The relievers have a total of 82 holds so far this season (19th in baseball). Royals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 155 times as well as having 165 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have turned 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of 12,456 innings, which ranks them 6th in pro baseball. The Houston Astros have accumulated 4,152 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,386 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 4th in baseball, and have accumulated 127 double plays.

Kolek has pitched in 152 innings and is sitting with 114 punch outs so far in his career. Kolek (8-6 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.01 while he has faced 646 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.07 (69 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.266. He has allowed 152 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 41 walks.

The Los Angeles Angels hold an OBP of .299 in addition to a batting average of .226 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,571 instances (1st in the league) and have recorded 1,174 hits. Los Angeles has knocked in 217 long balls so far this season to go along with 633 runs batted in. The Angels hold a slugging % of .398 and they average 4.20 runs per outing (25th in baseball). They have hit 207 two-baggers, while taking a walk 468 times and scoring 655 runs.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.439 with a FIP of 4.78 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.00 (1,227 strikeouts vs 604 free passes). They are currently ranked 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,377. They have surrendered 212 HR's and they yield 5.25 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 803 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.86 (744 earned runs allowed).

Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 70 save opportunities and they have tallied 36 saves. They are currently ranked 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 51.4%, and they have sent 535 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 202 times in high leverage situations and on 139 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.1% out of their 210 inherited base runners. Sitting with 152 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 79 holds and 34 blown saves.

Out of their 12,396 innings played, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (25th in MLB). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 156 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in baseball). The Angels have recorded 1,355 assists, 93 errors and have amassed 4,132 putouts this year.

During his MLB career, Kikuchi has surrendered 985 base hits and he has 1,005 strikeouts in 982 innings pitched. He has allowed 489 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.364 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and he has gone up against 4,225 batters in his career. Kikuchi (47-58 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.48 earned run average and has surrendered 9.0 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (-132)

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