Data Skrive:
The Kansas City Royals (57-48) are -173 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Chicago Cubs (50-56) Sunday at 2:10 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Cubs are listed with +145 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory. Cole Ragans starts for Kansas City while Javier Assad is Chicago’s starter for the contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.56
Royals to win vs Cubs -173
Royals vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-173)
- Underdog: Cubs (+145)
- Over/under: 8.5
Royals vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Royals have been favorites in 44 games this season and have come away with the win 29 times (65.9%) in those contests.
- This season Kansas City has been victorious 13 times in 17 chances when named as a favorite of at least -173 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 63.4% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Cubs have put together a 27-32 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45.8% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +145 or longer, Chicago has a 5-2 record (winning 71.4% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 40.8%.
Royals vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 71 while batting .342, which is also best on the team.
- Among hitters in MLB, Witt is 26th in homers and eighth in RBI.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has collected 95 hits this season and has an OBP of .318. He’s slugging .421 on the year.
- Ian Happ has driven in a team-high 60 runs batted in.
- Happ’s home run total ranks 44th in the majors, and he is 29th in RBI.
- Nico Hoerner is batting .251 with 20 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks.
Royals vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Royals strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 24th in MLB.
- The Royals have the eighth-best ERA (3.78) in the majors this season.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.257 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
- Chicago’s 3.74 team ERA ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cubs have the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.249).