Royals vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 27

Updated Jul. 27, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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The Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs will play on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium, at 7:10 PM ET, with Bobby Witt Jr. and Nico Hoerner among those expected to deliver at the plate. The favored Royals have -152 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Cubs, who are listed at +129. Kansas City is a 1.5-run favorite (at +134 odds). The total is 9 runs for this contest.

Here is everything you need 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: Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 7:10 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 56%, Cubs 44%

Royals vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• This season, the Royals have won 29 out of the 43 games, or 67.4%, in which they've been favored.
• Kansas City has entered 23 games this season favored by -152 or more and is 17-6 in those contests.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 60.3% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• The Cubs have won in 26, or 44.8%, of the 58 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• Chicago has a win-loss record of 7-4 when favored by +129 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 43.7% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

CHC 9 · KC 4

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

+115

O 8

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-136

U 8

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals were the moneyline favorite for eight of their last 10 games, and finished 6-2 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups, the Royals and their opponents combined to hit the over two times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Royals are 7-3-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Witt has accumulated a team-best batting average of .343 and paces the Royals in runs batted in (70).
• Among all hitters in baseball, Witt is 26th in home runs and ninth in RBI.
• Witt carries an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is batting .513 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, two walks and eight RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .261 with 23 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 34 walks.
• Pasquantino is 105th in homers in baseball, and 14th in RBI.
• Pasquantino has six straight games with at least one hit. During his last 10 outings he is batting .359 with a double, two walks and six RBI.
• Salvador Perez leads the Royals in home runs (19) and runs batted in (70).
• Perez has at least one base hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .190 with two home runs and seven RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .234 with 16 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 29 walks.

Royals Team Props

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Cubs Recent Betting Performance

• In six games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Cubs have a record of 2-4.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Cubs and their opponents have failed to hit the over seven times.
• The Cubs have four wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Cubs Recent Stats

Cubs Player Insights

• Ian Happ has put up a team-leading 60 runs batted in.
• Happ is 42nd in homers and 29th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Hoerner is hitting .254 with 20 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks.
• Hoerner is 267th overall in homers and 183rd in RBI this season.
• Christopher Morel has 18 home runs, tops in the clubhouse.
• Seiya Suzuki is batting .268 with 16 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 29 walks.

Cubs Team Props

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