and the will take the field at Kauffman Stadium against the and on Wednesday. The favored Royals have -141 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Red Sox, who are listed at +118. Kansas City is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +146 odds). The contest's over/under has been listed at 8.5 runs. Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Royals-Red Sox game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks. Red Sox vs. Royals Highlights | MLB Royals vs. Red Sox Game Information & Odds When: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 8:10 PM ET Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mi souri How to Watch on TV: NESN Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Run Line Favorite Run Line Odds Underdog Run Line Odds Royals -141 +118 8.5 -112 -108 -1.5 +146 -175 Royals vs. Red Sox Prediction Score Prediction: Royals 5, Red Sox 4 Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs Win Probabilities: Royals 54%, Red Sox 46% Royals vs. Red Sox Betting Insights The Royals have entered the game as favorites 53 times this season and won 34, or 64.2%, of those games. Kansas City has entered 28 games this season favored by -141 or more and is 21-7 in Wayne Cashman Jersey those contests. Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 58.5% chance to win. The Red Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 56 games this year and have walked away with the win 30 times (53.6%) in those games. Boston has a win-lo s record of 9-11 when favored by +118 or worse by oddsmakers this year. The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 45.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup. Royals Recent Betting Performance The Royals have a 5-4 record over the nine games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups. Over their last 10 matchups, the Royals and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total seven times (all 10 games had set totals). The Royals' ATS record is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games. Royals Recent Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 6-4 Runs Per Game 5.9 HR 16 ERA 3.95 K/9 6.9 Royals Player Insights The Royals leader in both batting average and long balls is Bobby Witt Jr., who comes into the matchup hitting .343 and has left the yard 20 times while driving in 80 runs this season. Among all MLB hitters, Witt ranks first in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage, and fifth in slugging. Witt carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .217 with a double and two RBI. Vinnie Pasquantino's 82 runs batted in lead his team. Pasquantino ranks 59th in home runs in MLB, and fourth in RBI. Pasquantino carries a 10-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last 10 games he is hitting .372 with two doubles, five home runs, a walk and 15 RBI. has put up a team-best 20 home runs. Perez will look to build on his two-game hitting in this game. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with three doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI. has 20 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 31 walks while hitting .235. Royals Team Props Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U Salvador Prez 0.5 () 1.5 (+110) 0.5 (+350) 0.5 (+135) Bobby Witt Jr. 1.5 (+130) 1.5 (-145) 0.5 (+400) 0.5 (+145) 0.5 (-255) 1.5 (+105) 0.5 (+475) 0.5 (+185) 0.5 (-210) 1.5 (+145) 0.5 (+650) 0.5 (+220) Vinnie Pasquantino 0.5 (-250) 1.5 (+115) 0.5 (+550) 0.5 (+155) Red Sox Recent Betting Performance The Red Sox have played as underdogs in eight of their past 10 games and won five of those contests. In their last 10 games with a total, the Red Sox and their opponents have combined to hit the over nine times. The Red Sox have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games. Red Sox Recent Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 6-4 Runs Per Game 7 HR 20 ERA 5.44 K/9 8.4 Red Sox Player Insights Jarren Duran has 35 doubles, 13 triples, 14 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .294. In all of the majors, Duran ranks 80th in homers and 39th in RBI. Duran carries an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .319 with five doubles, a triple, a home run, three walks and seven RBI. Rafael Devers' 25 home runs, 70 runs batted in and .304 batting average are all tops in the lineup. Devers is 10th in home runs and 19th in RBI among all MLB batters this year. is batting .258 with 16 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 13 walks. Tyler O'Neill is batting .268 with 16 doubles, 22 home runs and 38 walks. Red Sox Team Props Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U 0.5 (-220) 1.5 (+145) 0.5 (+700) 0.5 (+200) Jarren Duran 1.5 (+180) 1.5 (+120) 0.5 (+1100) 0.5 (+225) 0.5 (-180) 0.5 (-180) 0.5 (+600) 0.5 (+190) 0.5 (-190) 0.5 (-190) 0.5 (+650) 0.5 (+215) 0.5 (-180) 0.5 (-180) 0.5 (+1200) 0.5 (+250) Red Sox vs. Royals Highlights | MLB Drew Bavaro Jersey