Royals vs. Reds Prediction, Odds, Picks

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25-05-2025

Data Skrive
Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds take on Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Monday at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Royals are the favorite in this one, at -118, while the underdog Reds have +100 odds to win. Cincinnati is favored on the run line (-1.5). The total is 8.5 runs for the contest (with -105 odds to go over and -115 odds on the under).
Take a look at 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 between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins. Royals vs. Reds Game Information & Odds When: Monday, May 26, 2025 at 4:10 p.m. ET
Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
How to watch on TV: FDSKC and FDSOH Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Run Line Favorite Run Line Odds Underdog Run Line Odds Royals -118 +100 8.5 -105 -115 -1.5 -210 +172 Royals vs. Reds Prediction Score Prediction: Royals 4, Reds 3
Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Royals 54%, Reds 46% Royals vs. Reds Betting Insights This season, the Royals have been favored 21 times and won 13, or 61.9%, of those games.
Kansas City is 10-4 this season when entering a game favored by -118 or more on the moneyline.
The Royals have a 54.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
The Reds have been victorious in 13, or 48.1%, of the 27 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This year, Cincinnati has won eight of 19 games when listed as at least +100 or worse on the moneyline.
The Reds have an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set for this matchup. Royals Recent Betting Performance The Royals were listed as the moneyline favorite by bookmakers just two times in the last 10 games, and lost both matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups, the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the run total three times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
The Royals' ATS record is 8-2-0 over their past 10 games. Royals Recent Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 3-7 Runs Per Game 2.7 HR 4 ERA 3.38 K/9 7.5 Royals Player Insights Bobby Witt Jr. has 19 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 19 walks while batting .301.
Witt's home runs rank him 123rd in MLB, and he is 49th in RBI.
Witt has collected a hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with two doubles and three RBIs.
Garcia is batting .312 to pace his team.
Garcia is 123rd in home runs and 82nd in RBI on the season.
Garcia carries a nine-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last 10 games he is batting .378 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and seven RBIs.
Vinnie Pasquantino has put up a team-high eight home runs and 30 runs batted in.
Pasquantino will look to build on his eight-game hitting in this matchup. During his last 10 games he is hitting .333 with a double, two home runs, two walks and five RBIs.
Jonathan India is batting .226 with 10 doubles, a home run and 24 walks. Reds Recent Betting Performance The Reds have played as underdogs in four of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Reds and their opponents have failed to hit the over eight times.
The Reds have won six of their last 10 games against the spread. Reds Recent Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 6-4 Runs Per Game 4.1 HR 11 ERA 3.38 K/9 6.4 Reds Player Insights De La Cruz paces the Reds in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (37).
De La Cruz is 36th in homers and 11th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
TJ Friedl is batting .280 with nine doubles, two triples, three home runs and 23 walks.
Friedl is 187th among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 130th in RBI.
Gavin Lux leads the Reds' lineup with a .293 batting average.
Austin Hays is batting .317 with six doubles, a triple, six home runs and seven walks.
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