Guardians vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 3

Updated Sep. 3, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals will take the field on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium against Tanner Bibee, who is projected to start for the Cleveland Guardians. First pitch will be at 7:40 p.m. ET for the second game of a three-game series. The Guardians are listed as -134 moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Royals (+114). Cleveland is the run-line favorite (-1.5). An 8-run over/under is set for the matchup.

Here is everything you need 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, September 3, 2024 at 7:40 p.m. ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Guardians vs. Royals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 5, Guardians 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Guardians 53%, Royals 47%

Guardians vs. Royals Betting Insights

• This season, the Guardians have been favored 86 times and won 56, or 65.1%, of those games.
• Cleveland is 26-19 this season when entering a game favored by -134 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 57.3%.
• The Royals have come away with 31 wins in the 70 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This year, Kansas City has won 11 of 35 games when listed as at least +114 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 46.7% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

CLE 7 · KC 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Cleveland Guardians

CLE

-1.5

-135

O 8

Kansas City Royals

KC

+1.5

+115

U 8

Guardians Recent Betting Performance

• The Guardians were the moneyline favorite in eight of their last 10 games, and they finished 5-3 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Guardians and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total four times.
• The Guardians' ATS record is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Guardians Recent Stats

Guardians Player Insights

• Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 34 home runs and 105 runs batted in.
• Including all MLB hitters, Ramirez ranks 31st in batting average, 56th in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging.
• Ramirez carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .273 with a home run and an RBI.
• Josh Naylor has 23 doubles, 29 home runs and 52 walks while batting .245.
• Naylor ranks 14th in home runs and third in RBI on the season.
• Naylor carries a five-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .524 with four doubles, a home run, a walk and eight RBI.
• Steven Kwan paces the Guardians with a team-high batting average of .295.
• Andres Gimenez is batting .251 with 19 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 24 walks.
• Gimenez is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a double, two home runs and three RBI.

Guardians Team Props

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents are 5-5-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Royals have three wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (30), runs batted in (97) and has posted a team-best batting average of .338.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Witt is ninth in homers and seventh in RBI.
• Perez is hitting .273 with 26 doubles, 25 home runs and 39 walks.
• Perez is 23rd in homers and 10th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Maikel Garcia has 24 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 36 walks while hitting .238.
• MJ Melendez has 21 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 29 walks while hitting .215.

Royals Team Props

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Check out the best moments between the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals on September 2nd.

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