Mets @ Royals
Mets
RoyalsArchived game: the closing market as it stood at kickoff, kept permanently at this URL. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.
Matchup summary
Final: Mets beat the Royals 8-3 on the road. The market closed with Mets at -134 on the moneyline and the total at 9.5. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.
Market data captured (closing state as of ) · source: Action Network's closing consensus for this game · permanent record at this URL
More on this matchup: Mets betting trends · Royals betting trends · all MLB games
Mets vs Royals betting splits
Where was the money on Mets vs Royals?
| Market | Side | Tickets | Money | Closing line / odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Mets | 93% | 72% | -1.5 (+120) |
| Royals | 7% | 28% | +1.5 (-140) | |
| Total | Over | 38% | 34% | O 9.5 (-105) |
| Under | 62% | 66% | U 9.5 (-115) | |
| Moneyline | Mets | 74% | 87% | -134 |
| Royals | 26% | 13% | +114 |
93% of spread tickets and 72% of spread money were on the Mets, so the Mets drew more tickets than money and the average Royals bet was larger.
62% of total tickets and 66% of total money were on the under, so the average under bet was larger than the average over bet.
74% of moneyline tickets and 87% of moneyline money were on the Mets, so the average Mets bet was larger than the average Royals bet.
Line movement
What was the closing line for Mets vs Royals?
| Market | Opening | Closing | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread (Royals) | +1.5 | +1.5 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 9.5 | +0.5 |
The Mets opened -1.5 and closed -1.5: the spread has not moved.
The total opened 9 and closed 9.5, a 0.5-point move toward the over.
Why the line moved
Why did the Mets vs Royals line move?
The spread did not move from its opening number (Royals +1.5) even with 72% of the spread money on the Mets. The total moved 0.5 points toward the over (9 to 9.5) even though 66% of the total money sits on the under; the over holds 34% of the money and 38% of the tickets, so the line moved away from the money side. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.
Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen; there is no historical dataset for this sport yet.