Royals vs. Angels odds, tips and betting trends

At Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Angels (64-73) open a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals (70-67), at 7:40 p.m. ET.

The Angels (+147 underdog on the moneyline) visit the Royals (-174). The Royals will start Michael Lorenzen (5-8) versus the Angels and Mitch Farris.

The Royals lost their last game against the Tigers by a 5-0 score Sunday. Maikel Garcia went 2 for 4 with two doubles to lead them offensively. Michael Wacha picked up the loss after throwing 4 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out four.

The Angels lost to the Astros yesterday, with Yusei Kikuchi getting the loss while pitching 5 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs on eight hits while striking out six. Jo Adell went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead the Angels’ offense.

Ahead of the Royals vs. Angels matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels odds, line and spread

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Royals (-174, bet $174 to win $100)
Underdog: Angels (+147, bet $100 to win $147)
Over/under: 9

Royals vs. Angels: Game time and live stream info

Game day: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Game time: 7:40 p.m. ET
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
TV channel: FDSKC and FDSW
Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Royals stats and trends

Royals betting records

The Royals have won 34, or 58.6%, of the 58 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Kansas City has a record of 10-1, a 90.9% win rate, when favored by -174 or more by bookmakers this season.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 63.5% chance of a victory for the Royals.
Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 59 of its 137 chances.
The Royals have an ATS record of 71-66-0 in 137 games with a spread this season.

Michael Lorenzen (Royals probable starter)

Lorenzen gets the start for the Royals, his 22nd of the season. He is 5-8 with a 4.62 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 113 2/3 innings pitched.
His most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, when the right-hander tossed five innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up seven hits.
In 21 games this season, the 33-year-old has amassed a 4.62 ERA and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .268 to his opponents.
Lorenzen is trying to collect his eighth quality start of the year in this outing.
Lorenzen has 14 starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.
In three of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
He meets an Angels offense that ranks 22nd in the league with 584 runs while batting .229 as a squad. It has a collective .402 slugging percentage (15th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 192 home runs (fifth in MLB).

Royals batting stats

The Royals have hit just 132 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
Fueled by 393 extra-base hits, Kansas City ranks 18th in MLB with a .394 slugging percentage this season.
The Royals’ .246 batting average ranks 18th in the league this season.
Kansas City has scored 529 runs (just 3.9 per game) this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
The Royals have the 23rd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.307).
Kansas City ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 6.8 whiffs per contest.

Angels stats and trends

Angels betting records

The Angels have been chosen as underdogs in 104 games this year and have walked away with the win 47 times (45.2%) in those games.
This season, Los Angeles has come away with a win 15 times in 32 chances when named as an underdog of at least +147 or worse on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 40.5% chance of pulling out a win.
Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 73 of its 137 opportunities.
The Angels are 74-63-0 against the spread in their 137 games that had a posted line this season.

Mitch Farris (Angels probable starter)

Farris starts for the first time this season for the Angels.
The left-hander is making his MLB debut at 24 years old.
The Royals rank 27th in MLB play with 529 runs scored this season, and are batting .246 with 132 home runs (26th in baseball).

Angels batting stats

The Angels are fifth in MLB action with 192 home runs. They average 1.4 per game.
This season, Los Angeles ranks 15th in the majors with a .402 slugging percentage.
The Angels are 29th in the majors with a .229 batting average.
The offense for Los Angeles is the No. 22 offense in the majors, scoring 4.3 runs per game (584 total runs).
The Angels are 27th in the majors with a .302 on-base percentage.

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