Red Sox vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 14, 2024

Brayan Bello will take the mound for the Boston Red Sox (52-42) Sunday looking for his 10th win of the season in a matchup with the Kansas City Royals (52-44). The Red Sox are -130 favorites to pick up the win in the contest, which starts at 1:35 PM ET on BSKC, live from Fenway Park. Boston’s Bello gets the start, and he’ll go against Kansas City’s Brady Singer.

Here is our betting preview for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Red Sox vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-130)
• Underdog: Royals (+110)
• Over/under: 9.5

Red Sox vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been victorious in 28, or 58.3%, of the 48 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Boston has been victorious 21 times in 32 chances when named as a favorite of at least -130 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 56.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Royals have been the moneyline underdog 56 total times this season. They’ve gone 26-30 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, Kansas City has a 12-19 record (winning only 38.7% of its games).
• The Royals have a 47.6% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Red Sox vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Rafael Devers leads Boston in home runs with 22, runs batted in with 59 and his batting average of .291 is also best on his team.
• Including all hitters in MLB, Devers is eighth in home runs and 21st in RBI.
• Jarren Duran has collected 109 hits this season and has an OBP of .337. He’s slugging .471 on the year.
• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals in home runs (16), runs batted in (63) and has a team-high batting average of .324.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Witt ranks 28th in home runs and ninth in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .246 with 22 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 32 walks.

Red Sox vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
• Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.60 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.186 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• Kansas City has the ninth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.79).
• The Royals average MLB’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.268).