Royals vs. Red Sox Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 5

Updated Aug. 5, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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Vinnie Pasquantino and the Kansas City Royals take on Wilyer Abreu and the Boston Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium on Monday, at 8:10 PM ET. The Royals are -132 moneyline favorites for this matchup against the Red Sox (+113). Kansas City (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The over/under is 10 runs for this matchup.

Take a look at everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Royals-Red Sox game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Royals vs. Red Sox Game Information & Odds

• When: Monday, August 5, 2024 at 8:10 PM ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Royals vs. Red Sox Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 5, Red Sox 4
• Total Prediction: Under 10 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 54%, Red Sox 46%

Royals vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• This season, the Royals have been favored 51 times and won 34, or 66.7%, of those games.
• Kansas City has a record of 23-10 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -132 on the moneyline.
• The Royals have a 56.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 54 games this year and have walked away with the win 28 times (51.9%) in those games.
• Boston has a mark of 11-12 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +113 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 46.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

FINAL

BOS 9 · KC 5

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Boston Red Sox

BOS

+1.5

+112

O 10

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-132

U 10

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals played as the moneyline favorite for nine of their last 10 games, and finished 6-3 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings, the Royals and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Royals have gone 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. is the bat to watch in the Royals lineup, leading the team in batting average (.344), home runs (20), and RBI (79).
• Witt's home runs put him 23rd in MLB, and he ranks sixth in RBI.
• Pasquantino has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 79 runs batted in.
• Pasquantino ranks 71st in home runs in the majors, and sixth in RBI.
• Pasquantino heads into this game looking for his ninth game in a row with a hit. During his last 10 games he is hitting .326 with a double, four home runs, a walk and 13 RBI.
• Salvador Perez has hit a team-best 20 home runs.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .236 with 19 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 31 walks.

Royals Team Props

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Red Sox Recent Betting Performance

• The Red Sox have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Red Sox and their opponents have combined to hit the over nine times.
• The Red Sox have won five of their last 10 games against the spread.

Red Sox Recent Stats

Red Sox Player Insights

• Jarren Duran is hitting .296 with 34 doubles, 13 triples, 14 home runs and 40 walks.
• In all of the big leagues, Duran ranks 78th in homers and 50th in RBI.
• Duran has collected a hit in six games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .362 with four doubles, two triples, two home runs, three walks and seven RBI.
• Rafael Devers proven to be a run producer as he leads his team with 25 home runs and 70 runs batted in, with a team-best .305 batting average.
• Devers is 10th in homers and 19th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Ceddanne Rafaela is hitting .257 with 16 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 12 walks.
• Tyler O'Neill is batting .268 with 16 doubles, 22 home runs and 38 walks.

Red Sox Team Props

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