Royals vs. Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 30

Royals vs. Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 30

Updated Jun. 30, 2024 2:00 p.m. ET

Logan Allen will look to control Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals when they take on his Cleveland Guardians on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET. The Guardians have been listed as +110 moneyline underdogs for this matchup against the favorite Royals (-130). Kansas City is a 1.5-run favorite (at +156 odds). The over/under is 8.5 runs for this matchup.

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

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Check out the best moments between the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, June 29.
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Royals vs. Guardians Game Information & Odds

  • When: Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 2:10 PM ET
  • Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
  • How to Watch on TV: BSGL
Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Run Line Favorite Run Line Odds Underdog Run Line Odds
Royals -130 +110 8.5 -109 -111 -1.5 +156 -189

Royals vs. Guardians Prediction

  • Score Prediction: Royals 4, Guardians 3
  • Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
  • Win Probabilities: Royals 51%, Guardians 49%

Royals vs. Guardians Betting Insights

  • The Royals have entered the game as favorites 30 times this season and won 21, or 70%, of those games.
  • Kansas City has entered 19 games this season favored by -130 or more and is 13-6 in those contests.
  • The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 56.5% chance of a victory for the Royals.
  • The Guardians have won in 15, or 57.7%, of the 26 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
  • This season, Cleveland has been victorious eight times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least +110 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 47.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
FINAL
CLE 2 · KC 6
MLB
RUN LINE
TO WIN
TOTAL
Cleveland Guardians
CLE
Kansas City Royals
KC

Royals Recent Betting Performance

  • The Royals went 3-1 over the four games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
  • In their last 10 outings, the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the run total two times (all 10 games had set totals).
  • The Royals have put together a 4-6-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Stat Avg/Total
Record 5-5
Runs Per Game 2.9
HR 13
ERA 3.21
K/9 9.1

Royals Player Insights

  • The Royals best hitter so far this season is Witt, who's hitting at a team-leading .307 rate along with 12 homers and 53 RBI.
  • Witt ranks 45th in homers and 16th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
  • Vinnie Pasquantino has been productive as he paces his team with 54 RBI.
  • Including all MLB hitters, Pasquantino ranks 72nd in homers and 14th in RBI.
  • Pasquantino enters this game looking for his third game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with a double, two home runs, a walk and seven RBI.
  • Maikel Garcia has 15 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 26 walks while hitting .232.
  • Salvador Perez's 13 home runs pace his team.

Royals Team Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Bobby Witt Jr. 1.5 (+130) 1.5 (-135) 0.5 (+475) 0.5 (+110)
Maikel Garcia 1.5 (+130) 1.5 (-125) 0.5 (+750) 0.5 (+135)
Salvador Pérez 1.5 (+175) 1.5 (-105) 0.5 (+380) 0.5 (+110)
Nick Loftin 0.5 (-250) 1.5 (+135) 0.5 (+750) 0.5 (+185)
Vinnie Pasquantino 0.5 (-200) 1.5 (+150) 0.5 (+800) 0.5 (+145)

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Guardians Recent Betting Performance

  • The Guardians have played as underdogs in three of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
  • In their last 10 games with a total, the Guardians and their opponents are 5-4-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
  • The Guardians are 7-3-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Guardians Recent Stats

Stat Avg/Total
Record 7-3
Runs Per Game 5.1
HR 16
ERA 4.03
K/9 8.1

Guardians Player Insights

  • Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians in home runs (23), runs batted in (75) and has put up a team-high batting average of .280.
  • Ramirez's home run total puts him fourth in the big leagues, and he is second in RBI.
  • Ramirez carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .333 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBI.
  • Josh Naylor is batting .239 with 14 doubles, 20 home runs and 30 walks.
  • Naylor is currently seventh in homers and sixth in RBI in the major leagues.
  • Steven Kwan is batting .371 with 13 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 20 walks.
  • Andres Gimenez has 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 15 walks while hitting .246.

Guardians Team Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Tyler Freeman 0.5 (-250) 1.5 (+135) 0.5 (+1000) 0.5 (+190)
David Fry 0.5 (-280) 1.5 (+115) 0.5 (+650) 0.5 (+165)
José Ramírez 0.5 (-255) 1.5 (+115) 0.5 (+500) 0.5 (+145)
Steven Kwan 1.5 (+190) 1.5 (+120) - 0.5 (+225)
Josh Naylor 0.5 (-225) 1.5 (+140) 0.5 (+600) 0.5 (+155)

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