Reds vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

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14 June 2023

Reds vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

The Cincinnati Reds (33-35) will try to build on a four-game winning run on Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals (18-49), with first pitch at 8:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.

The Reds are projected as a tight favorite (-111 moneyline odds to win) against the Royals (-108). The scheduled starters are Ben Lively (3-4) for the Cincinnati Reds, and Daniel Lynch (0-2) for the Kansas City Royals.

These clubs meet again after the Reds defeated the Royals 5-4 yesterday. Brandon Williamson registered the win for the Reds (5.0 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 1 K), and TJ Friedl led the way offensively (2-for-3 with an RBI). Jordan Lyles (6.0 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Royals.

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Cincinnati Reds vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Reds (-111, bet $111 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (-108, bet $108 to win $100)
Over/under: 9.5

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Reds Stats and Trends

Reds Betting Records

This season, the Reds have been favored 15 times and won eight, or 53.3%, of those games.
This season Cincinnati has won eight of its 15 games, or 53.3%, when favored by at least -111 on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 52.6% chance of a victory for the Reds.
Games involving Cincinnati has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 38 of 68 chances this season.
The Reds are 40-28-0 ATS in their 68 games with a spread this season.

Ben Lively (Reds Probable Starter)

Lively (3-4) takes the mound for the Reds in his sixth start of the season. He has a 4.21 ERA in 36 1/3 innings pitched, with 37 strikeouts.
In his most recent time out on Saturday, the righty went 6 2/3 innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing seven earned runs while surrendering 10 hits.
The 31-year-old has put together a 4.21 ERA and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings across seven games this season, while allowing a batting average of .230 to opposing hitters.
Lively is trying to secure his second quality start of the season.
Lively will try to build on a six-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing).
In two of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
The opposing Royals offense has the 26th-ranked slugging percentage (.378) and ranks 24th in MLB play with 64 home runs. It has a collective .230 batting average, and is 25th in MLB with 514 total hits and 28th in MLB play scoring 251 runs.

Reds Batting Stats

The Reds have hit just 53 homers this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
Hitters for Cincinnati have combined for a team rank of 21st in the majors with a .392 team slugging percentage.
The Reds have a team batting average of .255 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
Cincinnati has scored the 10th-most runs in the majors this season with 316.
The Reds have an on-base percentage of .332 this season, which ranks fifth in the league.
Cincinnati is ranked 23rd in strikeouts per game (8.9) among MLB offenses.

Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 53 games this year and have walked away with the win 15 times (28.3%) in those games.
This year, Kansas City has won 15 of 53 games when listed as at least -108 or worse on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 51.9% chance of pulling out a win.
Kansas City and its opponents have gone over in 28 of its 66 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Royals have an against the spread mark of 26-40-0 in 66 games with a line this season.

Daniel Lynch (Royals Probable Starter)

Lynch gets the start for the Royals, his fourth of the season. He is 0-2 with a 4.41 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings pitched.
The lefty’s most recent appearance came on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went six innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing eight hits.
The 26-year-old has a 4.41 ERA and 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings across three games this season, while allowing a batting average of .284 to opposing hitters.
Lynch has one quality start this year.
Lynch is looking for his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.4 frames per start.
The opposing Reds offense has the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and ranks 28th in home runs hit (53) in all of MLB. They have a collective .255 batting average, and are 10th in the league with 586 total hits and 10th in MLB action scoring 316 runs.

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals rank 24th in baseball with 64 total home runs.
So far this season, Kansas City has the fifth-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.378).
The Royals are 25th in MLB with a .230 batting average.
Kansas City is the third-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.7 runs per game (251 total).
The Royals’ .293 on-base percentage is the worst in baseball.

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