Guardians vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 27

Updated Aug. 27, 2024 6:00 p.m. ET

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Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals hit the field on Tuesday at Progressive Field against Gavin Williams, who will start for the Cleveland Guardians. First pitch will be at 6:40 p.m. ET for the third game of a four-game series. The Guardians are favored in this one, at -164, while the underdog Royals have +138 odds to play spoiler. Cleveland is a 1.5-run favorite (at +129 odds). A 9-run over/under has been set for this matchup.

Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Guardians-Royals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Guardians vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

• When: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 6:40 p.m. ET
• Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio
• How to Watch on TV: BSGL

Guardians vs. Royals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Guardians 5, Royals 4
• Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Guardians 52%, Royals 48%

Guardians vs. Royals Betting Insights

• This season, the Guardians have been favored 81 times and won 53, or 65.4%, of those games.
• Cleveland has a record of 10-6, a 62.5% win rate, when favored by -164 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 62.1%.
• The Royals have won in 30, or 46.9%, of the 64 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This year, Kansas City has won three of eight games when listed as at least +138 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 42% chance of pulling out a win.

FINAL

KC 6 · CLE 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Kansas City Royals

KC

+1.5

+138

O 9

Cleveland Guardians

CLE

-1.5

-164

U 9

Guardians Recent Betting Performance

• The Guardians have a 2-2 record from the four games they were favored on the moneyline over their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups (all had set totals), the Guardians combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total five times.
• The Guardians' ATS record is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Guardians Recent Stats

Guardians Player Insights

• The Guardians' best power option comes in the form of Jose Ramirez and his 33-home-run 104-RBI season, both team highs.
• Ramirez's home runs put him sixth in the majors, and he ranks second in RBI.
• Ramirez has collected a hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .389 with four doubles, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• Josh Naylor has 19 doubles, 28 home runs and 50 walks while batting .234.
• Naylor ranks 11th in homers and ninth in RBI in the major leagues.
• Steven Kwan has accumulated a team-high batting average of .302.
• Kwan will look to build on his two-game hitting in this game. In his last five games he is hitting .143 with a double, three walks and three RBI.
• Andres Gimenez has 18 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 24 walks while batting .249.
• Gimenez takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .222 with a walk and an RBI.

Guardians Team Props

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals have played as underdogs in three of their past 10 games and have gone 2-1 in those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents are 6-3-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Royals have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Witt paces the Royals with 27 homers while racking up a team-leading batting average of .347.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Witt ranks 14th in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Witt has collected a hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with a double, two home runs, three walks and two RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has driven in the most runs for the Royals with 96 runs batted in.
• Pasquantino ranks 62nd in homers and third in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Salvador Perez is batting .282 with 26 doubles, 25 home runs and 37 walks.
• Maikel Garcia has 23 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 34 walks while batting .238.

Royals Team Props

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Check out the best moments and plays from the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians game on August 26th, 2024.

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