Royals vs. Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 2

Updated Sep. 2, 2024 4:00 p.m. ET

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The Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians take the field on Monday at 4:10 p.m. ET. Bobby Witt Jr. and Jose Ramirez have been on a tear in recent games for their respective clubs. The favored Royals have -114 moneyline odds against the underdog Guardians, who are listed at -105. Cleveland is the favorite on the run line (-1.5). The over/under is 8 runs for this matchup.

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

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Royals vs. Guardians Game Information & Odds

• When: Monday, September 2, 2024 at 4:10 p.m. ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Royals vs. Guardians Prediction

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

Royals vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Royals have been favorites in 64 games this season and won 42 (65.6%) of those contests.
• Kansas City has entered 60 games this season favored by -114 or more and is 39-21 in those contests.
• The Royals have a 53.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Guardians have been chosen as underdogs in 49 games this year and have walked away with the win 22 times (44.9%) in those games.
• This year, Cleveland has won 19 of 45 games when listed as at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 51.2% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

CLE 4 · KC 2

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Cleveland Guardians

CLE

-1.5

-107

O 8

Kansas City Royals

KC

+1.5

-113

U 8

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• Over the last 10 games, the Royals have been listed as the moneyline favorite by bookmakers only two times, and they split those games.
• Over their last 10 matchups, the Royals and their opponents combined to hit the over six times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Royals are 3-7-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Witt's 30 round-trippers and 97 RBI both lead the Royals, in addition to his team-high .340 average.
• Witt ranks ninth in home runs and sixth in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Witt brings a hitting streak of two games into this game. In his last five games he is batting .190 with three home runs, a walk and three RBI.
• Salvador Perez is hitting .275 with 26 doubles, 25 home runs and 39 walks.
• Perez is 23rd in home runs and 10th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .238 with 23 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 36 walks.
• MJ Melendez is batting .217 with 21 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 29 walks.
• Melendez brings a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .231 with a double and four walks.

Royals Team Props

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Guardians Recent Betting Performance

• The Guardians have been underdogs once in the past 10 games and lost that contest.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Guardians and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times.
• The Guardians have six wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Guardians Recent Stats

Guardians Player Insights

• Ramirez paces the Guardians with 34 home runs and runs batted in, driving in 105.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Ramirez's home run total ranks sixth and his RBI tally is second.
• Josh Naylor is hitting .243 with 22 doubles, 28 home runs and 52 walks.
• Naylor is currently 15th in homers and third in RBI in the major leagues.
• Steven Kwan leads the Guardians with a team-best batting average of .298.
• Andres Gimenez is hitting .251 with 18 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 24 walks.

Guardians Team Props

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