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Sun 1:40 PM ET
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B. Singer RHP · 8–8, 3.32 ERA
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A. Abbott LHP · 10–9, 3.59 ERA
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Kansas City Royals vs Cincinnati Reds Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: August 18, 2024 at 1:40 PM ET

Venue: Great American Ball Park — Cincinnati, Ohio

Article updated Aug 17, 10:35 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Kansas City Royals are traveling to play the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park stadium on Sunday, 8/18/2024 @ 1:40pm EST. Brady Singer (ERA: 3.32) will be

Game outlook

The Kansas City Royals are traveling to play the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park stadium on Sunday, 8/18/2024 @ 1:40pm EST. Brady Singer (ERA: 3.32) will be the starting pitcher for Royals and Andrew Abbott (ERA: 3.59) will be starting for Reds. Cincinnati is the betting favorite opening at -105 and the current line is Cincinnati -110.

Royals vs Reds Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Reds to win today's game by 2 points and the total to go over 9 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Kansas City 4 to Cincinnati 6

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Kansas City Royals to win (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Cincinnati will win straight-up is 52%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Cincinnati Reds to win and the total score to be 9.

OddsShark predicts Kansas City will win and the total will go over.

Push% picked Cincinnati Reds on Covers.com

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Kansas City Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 15, Kansas City is ranked #10 in offense (scoring an average of 4.79 per game), #5 in defense (allowing an average of 4.05 points to be scored against them per game) and are 68-55 this season.

Cincinnati Key Betting Stats

Cincinnati Reds has a power ranking of 7 and are #14 for offense (scoring an average of 4.46 per game), #6 for defense (giving up an average of 4.06 points per game) and 75-87 overall. Kansas City went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Cincinnati.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Royals vs Reds archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Royals vs Reds matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Kansas City Royals-105 → -101Moved
  • Moneyline · Cincinnati Reds-105 → -110Moved
  • Spread · Kansas City Royals+1.5 (-209) → +1.5 (-196)Moved
  • Spread · Cincinnati Reds-1.5 (+180) → -1.5 (+172)Moved
  • Total · Over9.5 (-110) → 9 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under9.5 (-110) → 9 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Kansas City Royals
69-93 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Cincinnati Reds
75-87 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-08-18T02:35:28.675Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-08-17Kansas City Royals 13 · Cincinnati Reds 1
  • 2024-08-16Kansas City Royals 7 · Cincinnati Reds 1
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Kansas City Royals defeated Cincinnati Reds 8-1

Kansas City Royals defeated Cincinnati Reds 8-1 on August 18, 2024, a 7-run decision in the series. Kansas City Royals' strongest period was the 9th inning, when it outscored its opponent 4-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Kansas City Royals +1.5 (-196) spread, Kansas City Royals covered, while the 9 total pushed.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • OddssharkTotal · Over 9.5 (-110)Loss
  • StevehMoneyline · Cincinnati Reds -106Loss
  • 1118240754Moneyline · Cincinnati Reds -106Loss
  • GeorgewTotal · Under 9.5 (-110)Win
  • MtgoldsteinMoneyline · Cincinnati Reds -106Loss
  • JackCohenMoneyline · Kansas City Royals -108Win
  • DrpaulMoneyline · Kansas City Royals -108Win
  • GustavosintoMoneyline · Kansas City Royals -106Win
  • BadmanMoneyline · Kansas City Royals -108Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Kansas City Royals -108Win
  • Tbone91Moneyline · Cincinnati Reds -104Loss
  • Mickey619Moneyline · Kansas City Royals -109Win
  • MickeytTotal · Under 9.5 (-110)Win