Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+126) Kansas City (-152)

The Los Angeles Angels (63-72) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Kansas City Royals (70-66). The line on this contest has the Angels at +126 while the Royals are sitting at -152. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Jose Urena and Noah Cameron.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have notched a total of 578 runs and have an on-base percentage of .303. The Angels have compiled 185 doubles as a unit and have smacked 189 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 559 RBI's as well as 1,031 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .229. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .402 and have been rung up 1,329 times, while being walked on 415 occasions.

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The Angels hold a team earned run average of 4.76 on the year (27th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,057 hitters. Angels pitchers have yielded 186 home runs and also 682 total runs (27th in the league). They have walked 514 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.76 as a unit on the year. Los Angeles has allowed 1,205 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 632 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.06 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44.

The Angels have dispatched 469 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 193 base runners over the course of the season and 36.8% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 31 saves so far this season and have not converted 28 of their 59 chances to save the game. The Angels relievers have a save percentage of 52.5% and have come into the game in 133 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 71 holds this season (21st in the league). Angels relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 126 times and also have had 177 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have converted 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,764 innings, which has them ranked 26th in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals have a total of 3,588 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,190 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which has them sitting 24th in baseball, and they have turned 138 double plays.

Urena has thrown 984 innings and has earned 655 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 4.77 (522 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.404. He has surrendered 1,015 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 367 walks. Urena (44-78 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.70 while he has faced 4,270 hitters in the major leagues.

The Kansas City Royals have earned a team on-base percentage of .308 and a batting average of .247 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 926 occasions (29th in the league) and have a total of 1,125 base hits. Kansas City has knocked in 132 home runs so far this season as well as 520 RBIs. The Royals have a slugging percentage of .395 and they are earning 3.89 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have recorded 240 doubles, while walking 357 times and racking up 529 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 527 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.64 (489 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 140 long balls and they allow 3.92 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.246 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.90 (1,060 strikeouts vs 401 walks). They have a ranking of 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,105.

Kansas City relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.8% out of 187 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 149 times in high leverage situations and on 136 occasions with runners on base. With 132 save situations, the Royals have accrued 73 holds and also 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB with a save rate of 70.7%, and they have sent 456 relievers onto the field on the year. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 58 save opportunities and they have walked away with 41 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 105 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in professional baseball). The Royals have 1,207 assists, 56 errors and have amassed 3,627 putouts during this campaign. In their 10,881 innings played, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (8th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Cameron has given up 87 base knocks while he has tallied 83 punch outs in 108 innings. He has surrendered a total of 35 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.093 and having a FIP of 2.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and he has faced 438 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Cameron (7-6 mark in his career) has a 2.92 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (-152)

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