Royals vs. Cubs Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 28

Updated Jul. 28, 2024 2:00 p.m. ET

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The Chicago Cubs and Seiya Suzuki take the field against Hunter Renfroe and the Kansas City Royals on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. The Cubs have been listed as +151 moneyline underdogs for this matchup against the favorite Royals (-181). Kansas City is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The matchup's total is listed at 9 runs.

Here is 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: Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 2:10 PM ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Royals vs. Cubs Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 5, Cubs 4
• Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 55%, Cubs 45%

Royals vs. Cubs Betting Insights

• This season, the Royals have been favored 44 times and won 29, or 65.9%, of those games.
• Kansas City has a record of 12-3 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -181 on the moneyline.
• The Royals have a 64.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Cubs have won in 27, or 45.8%, of the 59 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• Chicago has a mark of 4-2 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +151 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 39.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

FINAL

CHC 7 · KC 3

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Chicago Cubs

CHC

+1.5

+153

O 9

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-183

U 9

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals went 5-3 across the eight 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 total three times.
• The Royals have gone 6-4-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in runs batted in (71) and has put up a team-high batting average of .342.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Witt is 26th in home runs and eighth in RBI.
• Witt takes a hitting streak of nine games into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .487 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs, two walks and eight RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .258 with 23 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 34 walks.
• Of all major league hitters, Pasquantino is 105th in home runs and 16th in RBI.
• Salvador Perez has hit a team-best 19 home runs.
• Perez will look to build on his five-game hitting in this game. In his last five games he is hitting .238 with two home runs and seven RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .235 with 16 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 29 walks.
• Garcia takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with two RBI.

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 combined to hit the over three times.
• The Cubs have five 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.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Happ's home run total is 44th and his RBI tally is 29th.
• Nico Hoerner is hitting .251 with 20 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks.
• Hoerner is 266th in homers and 179th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Suzuki has racked up a team-high batting average of .271.
• Christopher Morel has put up a team-high 18 home runs.

Cubs Team Props

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