The Houston Astros again fell behind early by a large margin and their rally fell short in a series-opening loss to the Kansas City Royals.

The Royals are an underdog (+119 on the moneyline to win) when they visit the Astros (-141). The Astros will start Framber Valdez (2-4) versus the Royals and Kris Bubic (4-2). Here is everything you need to prepare for Tuesday's Astros vs.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.