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The Cincinnati Reds (60-61) and Kansas City Royals (66-55) meet Friday at Great American Ball Park, with first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET on BSKC. The Reds are -127 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Royals are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +158 odds. Cincinnati’s Nick Martinez and Kansas City’s Michael Lorenzen have been named the starters for this contest.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $35.75
Reds to win vs Royals -127
Reds vs. Royals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Reds (-127)
- Underdog: Royals (+108)
- Over/under: 9.5
Reds vs. Royals Betting Insights
- The Reds have won in 30, or 54.5%, of the 55 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Cincinnati has a record of 22-16 when favored by -127 or more this year.
- The Reds have an implied victory probability of 55.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Royals have gone 27-33 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 45% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +108 or longer, Kansas City has a record of 15-22 (40.5%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 48.1%.
Reds vs. Royals Hitting Leaders
- Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in homers with 21 while also maintaining a team-best .263 batting average.
- De La Cruz is 27th in home runs and 80th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Spencer Steer leads Cincinnati in runs batted in with 75 while batting .236 with 18 homers.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has racked up a team-best batting average of .349, while pacing the Royals in home runs (24) and runs batted in (89).
- Among all hitters in the majors, Witt’s home run total puts him 20th, and his RBI total ranks fourth.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has 26 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 36 walks while batting .259.
Reds vs. Royals Pitching Rankings
- The Reds have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
- The Reds have the ninth-best ERA (3.84) in the majors this season.
- Reds pitchers have a 1.233 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
- The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 24th in MLB.
- Kansas City has the 10th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.88).
- Pitchers for the Royals combine for the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.270).