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

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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

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.

Cleveland Guardians

CLE

+1.5

+110

o8.5

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-130

u8.5

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

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

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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

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

Guardians vs. Royals Highlights | MLB on FOX

Check out the best moments between the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, June 29.

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