Royals vs. Reds Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 18

Updated Aug. 18, 2024 1:00 p.m. ET

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Brady Singer and Andrew Abbott will start for their respective teams when the Kansas City Royals and the Cincinnati Reds face off on Sunday at Great American Ball Park, at 1:40 p.m. ET. The Royals are -111 moneyline favorites in this matchup with the Reds (-109). Kansas City is favored on the run line (-1.5). A 9-run total is set for this matchup.

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Royals-Reds game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Check out the best moments and plays from the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds game on August 17th, 2024.

Royals vs. Reds Game Information & Odds

• When: Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 1:40 p.m. ET
• Where: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio
• How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Royals vs. Reds Prediction

• Score Prediction: Reds 5, Royals 4
• Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 52%, Reds 48%

Royals vs. Reds Betting Insights

• This season, the Royals have been favored 57 times and won 37, or 64.9%, of those games.
• Kansas City has a record of 37-19, a 66.1% win rate, when favored by -111 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Royals, based on the moneyline, is 52.6%.
• The Reds have won in 29, or 46%, of the 63 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Cincinnati has come away with a win 29 times in 63 chances when named as an underdog of at least -109 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Reds have an implied victory probability of 52.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

FINAL

KC 8 · CIN 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Kansas City Royals

KC

+1.5

-111

O 9

Cincinnati Reds

CIN

-1.5

-109

U 9

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals went 3-3 across the six games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 outings, the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the run total eight times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Royals are 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. has racked up a team-high batting average of .351, and leads the Royals in home runs (25) and runs batted in (90).
• Witt's home runs put him 18th in MLB, and he ranks fourth in RBI.
• Witt has collected a hit in six games in a row. During his last 10 games he is batting .410 with four doubles, a triple, five home runs, five walks and 11 RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .264 with 27 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 37 walks.
• Pasquantino is 52nd in homers in baseball, and fifth in RBI.
• Pasquantino carries a three-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .273 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBI.
• Salvador Perez is batting .279 with 21 doubles, 22 home runs and 34 walks.
• Perez has at least one base hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .238 with 21 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 32 walks.

Royals Team Props

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Reds Recent Betting Performance

• The Reds have played as underdogs in five of their past 10 games and have gone 3-2 in those contests.
• The Reds and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Reds have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Reds Recent Stats

Reds Player Insights

• Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds with 21 homers while posting a team-best batting average of .261.
• De La Cruz's home run total puts him 29th in the big leagues, and he ranks 85th in RBI.
• Spencer Steer has driven in the most runs for the Reds with 75 runs batted in.
• Steer is currently 52nd in home runs and 20th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Jonathan India is hitting .252 with 24 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 60 walks.
• Tyler Stephenson is hitting .248 with 20 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 34 walks.

Reds Team Props

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Check out the best moments and plays from the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds game on August 17th, 2024.

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