Royals vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 26

Updated Jul. 26, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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Vinnie Pasquantino and the Kansas City Royals will play Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs on Friday at Kauffman Stadium, at 8:10 PM ET. Oddsmakers list the Royals as -152 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Cubs +128 moneyline odds to win. Kansas City (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The over/under is 9 runs for this matchup.

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Royals-Cubs game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Royals vs. Cubs Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, July 26, 2024 at 8:10 PM ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Royals vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 4, Cubs 3
• Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 55%, Cubs 45%

Royals vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• The Royals have won 28, or 66.7%, of the 42 games they've played as favorites this season.
• Kansas City has a record of 16-6, a 72.7% win rate, when favored by -152 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 60.3% chance to win.
• The Cubs have come away with 26 wins in the 57 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, Chicago has come away with a win seven times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least +128 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 43.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

FINAL

CHC 0 · KC 6

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

+129

O 9

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-152

U 9

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals went 5-2 over the seven games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Royals combined with their opponents to hit the over on the run total three times.
• The Royals' ATS record is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr.'s 18 long balls and 70 RBI both lead the Royals, on top of his team-high .344 average.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Witt is 25th in home runs and eighth in RBI.
• Witt carries a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .538 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, two walks and nine RBI.
• Pasquantino is hitting .258 with 23 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 34 walks.
• Pasquantino ranks 100th in homers and 16th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Pasquantino has five straight games with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .500 with a double, two walks and three RBI.
• Salvador Perez leads the Royals with 18 home runs.
• Perez is on a three-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a home run, a walk and five RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has 16 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 29 walks while batting .234.

Royals Team Props

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Cubs Recent Betting Performance

• The Cubs have played as underdogs in six of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Cubs and their opponents have failed to hit the over seven times.
• The Cubs have a record of 5-5-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Cubs Recent Stats

Cubs Player Insights

• Happ has collected a team-leading 60 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Happ's home run total is 40th and his RBI tally is 29th.
• Happ carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .167 with a home run, two walks and two RBI.
• Nico Hoerner has 20 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks while hitting .257.
• Hoerner is currently 263rd in homers and 180th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Christopher Morel leads the Cubs with 18 long balls.
• Seiya Suzuki is hitting .264 with 15 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 28 walks.

Cubs Team Props

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