Reds vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 18, 2024

Bookmakers declined to choose a favorite for Sunday’s matchup between the Cincinnati Reds (60-62) and the Kansas City Royals (67-55), with both teams equal on the moneyline. The teams will take to the field at 1:40 p.m. ET, live on MLB Network Andrew Abbott takes the mound for Cincinnati while Brady Singer is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.

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

Reds vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Reds (-110)
• Underdog: Royals (-110)
• Over/under: 9.5

Reds vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Reds have won in 30, or 53.6%, of the 56 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Cincinnati has a record of 31-27 when favored by -110 or more this year.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 52.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Royals have won 28 of the 61 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (45.9%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -110 or longer, Kansas City has a record of 28-33 (45.9%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 52.4%.

Reds vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati in batting average (.261) and home runs (21) this season, while also chipping in with 52 RBI.
• De La Cruz ranks 29th in baseball in home runs, and 85th in RBI.
• Spencer Steer leads Cincinnati in runs batted in with 75 while batting .234 with 18 homers.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has put up a team-best batting average of .352, and leads the Royals in home runs (25) and runs batted in (90).
• Witt ranks 18th in homers and third in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .260 with 26 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 36 walks.

Reds vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Reds average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
• The Reds have the 11th-ranked ERA (3.87) in the majors this season.
• The Reds have a combined WHIP of just 1.236 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.1 K/9, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• Kansas City has the ninth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.86).
• The Royals average MLB’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.266).