Royals vs. Cubs Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 27, 2024

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Royals vs. Cubs Betting Odds, Probable Starters 7/27/2024

Data Skrive:

Entering Saturday’s matchup with the Kansas City Royals (57-47), the Chicago Cubs (49-56) are on a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 7:10 PM ET on BSKC with the Royals listed as -152 favorites, while the are +129 underdogs who may be heading for a fourth straight defeat. Seth Lugo gets the starting nod for Kansas City while Shota Imanaga is Chicago’s starter for the contest.

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Moneyline

Royals to win vs Cubs -152

Bet $20, Payout $33.16

Royals vs. Cubs Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Royals (-152)
  • Underdog: Cubs (+129)
  • Over/under: 9

Royals vs. Cubs Betting Insights

  • The Royals have been favorites in 43 games this season and have come away with the win 29 times (67.4%) in those contests.
  • This season Kansas City has been victorious 17 times in 23 chances when named as a favorite of at least -152 on the moneyline.
  • The Royals have an implied victory probability of 60.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
  • The Cubs have won 44.8% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (26-32).
  • Chicago is 7-4 (winning 63.6% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +129 or longer.
  • The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Cubs a 43.7% chance to win.

Royals vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders

  • Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .343 with 70 RBI, both of which are best among Kansas City hitters this season.
  • Witt is 26th in homers and ninth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Vinnie Pasquantino has 95 hits and an OBP of .321 to go with a slugging percentage of .426 this season.
  • Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 60 runs batted in.
  • In all of the majors, Happ is 42nd in homers and 29th in RBI.
  • Nico Hoerner is hitting .254 with 20 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks.

Royals vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings

  • The Royals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
  • The Royals have the sixth-best ERA (3.73) in the majors this season.
  • The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.257 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
  • The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.8 K/9, the sixth-best in MLB.
  • Chicago has a 3.73 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Cubs have the 13th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.250).