New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals
Date: Sunday, July 13, 2025
Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City
Odds/Point Spread: New York (-132) Kansas City (+110)
Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (46-48) will try to defeat the New York Mets (53-41) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Mets at -132 while the Royals are priced at +110. The total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Clay Holmes and Noah Cameron.


As a squad, the New York Mets are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 15th in MLB. They have accumulated 413 runs while holding a team OBP of .323. The Mets have hit 147 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 121 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 403 RBI's as well as 765 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .244. New York is slugging .415 and have been called out on strikes 737 times, while drawing a walk on 322 occasions.
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The Mets have a team ERA of 3.59 this season (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 806 batters. Mets pitchers have allowed 82 long balls in addition to 374 runs (11th in baseball). They have walked 343 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.79 as a unit so far this year. New York has surrendered 744 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 333 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30.
The Mets have sent 301 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 159 base runners on the year and 34.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 27 saves on the campaign and have blown 17 out of their 44 save opportunities. The Mets relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 61.4% and have entered the game in 103 save situations. The bullpen have notched 59 holds on the campaign (9th in the league). Mets pitchers have entered the game with runners on 104 times as well as having 112 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Minnesota Twins have 2,502 putouts so far this season, as well as 853 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which puts them in 11th in MLB, and have accumulated 75 double plays. The Mets have converted 69.8% of balls in play into outs in their 7,506 innings on the diamond, ranking them 16th in the majors.
Holmes (32-26 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.56 while facing 1,873 hitters in the majors. He has given up 370 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 193 walks. His earned run average is 3.62 (175 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.294. Holmes has taken the ball for 435 innings and has racked up 441 punch outs so far in his MLB career.
The Kansas City Royals have tallied a team on-base percentage of .300 in addition to a batting average of .245 on the year. They have struck out on 649 instances (29th in baseball) and have earned a total of 770 hits. Kansas City has 72 long balls on the campaign to go along with 317 runs batted in. The Royals have a slugging percentage of .375 and they score 3.41 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have put up 162 doubles, while getting a free base 222 times as well as scoring 321 runs.
The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.210 in addition to having a FIP of 3.81 as a team on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (762 strikeouts against 272 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 9th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 738. They have given up 95 long balls and they concede 3.70 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 343 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.46 (321 earned runs yielded).
Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 38 save opportunities and they have earned 28 saves. They rank 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have sent 303 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 105 times in high leverage situations in addition to 92 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.5% of 131 inherited base runners. With 88 save situations, the Royals have earned 49 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.
In 7,515 innings on the diamond, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (7th in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 71 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (7th in baseball). The Royals have 833 assists, 41 errors and have a total of 2,505 putouts for the year.
So far in his career, Cameron has surrendered 41 hits while he has accumulated 50 strikeouts in 63 frames. He has given up 18 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.967 and having a FIP of 2.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and he has faced 248 opposing hitters so far in his career. Cameron (3-4 mark in his career) holds a 2.57 earned run average while conceding 5.8 hits per 9 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-132)
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