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Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: August 26, 2024 at 1:10 PM ET

Venue: Progressive Field — Cleveland, Ohio

Article updated Aug 26, 6:35 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Kansas City Royals are traveling to play the Cleveland Guardians at the Progressive Field stadium on Monday, 8/26/2024 @ 1:10pm EST. Cole Ragans (ERA: 3.37) will be the

Game outlook

The Kansas City Royals are traveling to play the Cleveland Guardians at the Progressive Field stadium on Monday, 8/26/2024 @ 1:10pm EST. Cole Ragans (ERA: 3.37) will be the starting pitcher for Royals and Nick Sandlin (ERA: 3.88) will be starting for Guardians. Kansas City is the betting favorite opening at -113 and the current line is Kansas City -123.

Royals vs Guardians Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Royals to win today's game by 1 points and the total to go over 8 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Kansas City 5 to Cleveland 4

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts Cleveland Guardians to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Kansas City will win straight-up is 55%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Kansas City Royals to win and the total score to be 8.

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

U: 2% picked Cleveland Guardians on Covers.com

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Kansas City Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 5, Kansas City is ranked #7 in offense (scoring an average of 4.87 per game), #5 in defense (allowing an average of 4.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 71-56 this season.

Cleveland Key Betting Stats

Cleveland Guardians has a power ranking of 11 and are #13 for offense (scoring an average of 4.51 per game), #4 for defense (giving up an average of 3.97 points per game) and 85-77 overall. Kansas City went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Cleveland.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Kansas City Royals-113 → -123Moved
  • Moneyline · Cleveland Guardians+102 → +112Moved
  • Spread · Kansas City Royals-1.5 (+140) → -1.5 (+130)Moved
  • Spread · Cleveland Guardians+1.5 (-160) → +1.5 (-150)Moved
  • Total · Over8.5 (-110) → 8 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under8.5 (-110) → 8 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Kansas City Royals
69-93 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Cleveland Guardians
85-77 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-5-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-08-26T10:35:07.557Z). 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 Cleveland Guardians, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Guardians 4-3

Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on August 26, 2024, a 1-run decision in the series. Kansas City Royals' strongest period was the 4th inning, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Kansas City Royals -1.5 (+130) spread, Cleveland Guardians covered, while the 7 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 8.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • NutinbutlocksMoneyline · Kansas City Royals -123Win
  • MauriceJonesMoneyline · Kansas City Royals +109Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Cleveland Guardians +109Loss