The Kansas City Royals will travel to Flushing, New York to face the New York Mets at Citi Field with the game scheduled to start at 1:40 PM ET on Saturday afternoon and will air on Bally Sports Kansas City and Sports New York.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten off to a surprisingly good start to the 2024 MLB season as they enter this game with a record of 9-5 and had swept their two previous series with a 4-0 series sweep at home against the Chicago White Sox and a 3-0 series sweep at home against the Houston Astros and had outscored their opponents by an average of 6.86 to 1.86 runs per game during their seven-game winning streak

However, Kansas City came crashing back down to earth on Friday with a 1-6 loss on the road against the New York Mets with the lone run coming in the 2^nd inning following a one-run home run hit by Salvador Perez. The Kansas City Royals had won three straight games entering Game 1 of the series against the Mets.

They saw their three-game winning streak come to an end with the loss in Game 1 but has outscored New York by an average of 5.25 to 3.5 runs per game in the last four games in the series. The Kansas City Royals will look to even the series 1-1 when they travel to face the New York Mets in Game 2 of the series.

The New York Mets have been below .500 for the entire 2024 MLB season, however, they have been playing better lately as they have won four of their last five games following a 6-1 win at home against the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of the series on Friday evening which also extended the winning streak for New York to two games.

The Mets have won by an average margin of 3.8 runs per game over their last five matchups. The Mets ended their three-game losing streak against the Royals following the win in Game 1 of the series on Friday evening and have won six of the last ten games in the series while winning by an average margin of .3 runs per game over the last ten matchups.

The New York Mets will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they host the Kansas City Royals for Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon.

BetOnline has the New York Mets listed as -165 moneyline favorites at home against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon. Kansas City has won two of the previous three games in the series and has won by an average margin of 2 runs per game in those meetings while the Mets have won six of the previous ten games in the series and have won by an average margin of .3 runs per game in those meetings.

Kansas City has gotten off to a good start to the season, however, they aren’t as good as their record indicates while New York isn’t as bad as their record indicates. I look for the teams to get back to their projected expectations this season which is why I am taking the moneyline for the New York Mets when they host the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon.