Royals vs. Red Sox Prediction
Cole Ragans will oppose Brayan Bello in Monday night’s pitching matchup when the Red Sox host the Royals at 7:10 p.m. ET. With the Red Sox listed as massive home favorites and the total sitting at 10 runs, what’s the best bet tonight in Boston?
Game Matchup & Betting Odds
965 Kansas City Royals (+164) at 966 Boston Red Sox (-198); o/u 10
7:10 p.m. ET, Monday, August 7, 2023
Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Royals vs. Red Sox Public Betting Information
As of this writing, our MLB Public Betting Page shows that 71% of bets are on the Red Sox’ moneyline. That said, this page is updated frequently so make sure that you click on the link provided so that you’re getting the most updated information.
Kansas City Royals DFS SPIN
Salvador Perez left Sunday’s game with a left hand contusion after being hit by a pitch. Phew. It sounds like Perez has avoided serious injury after being hit on the hand in the second inning of Sunday’s game against the Phillies. He is considered day-to-day and could be back in the lineup Monday when the Royals face the Red Sox in Boston.
Boston Red Sox DFS SPIN
Triston Casas homered in the Red Sox’ loss on Sunday. It was the only bright spot in a brutal weekend for Boston, which found every way possible to lose to Toronto, including just getting beat down on Sunday. In the fourth inning, Casas took Bassitt deep 414 feet and 102.5 mph off of the bat for his 17th home run of the season. He has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball in the second half, hitting .356/.441/.780 with eight home runs and 14 RBI in 20 games. His future is very bright.
Royals vs. Red Sox MLB Betting Trends
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 6 games
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston’s last 6 games at home
Royals vs. Red Sox MLB BETTING PREDICTION
Ragans is 3-3 with a 4.33 ERA and was part of the trade that sent Aroldis Chapman to the Rangers in June. He was recalled from Triple-A to start against the Mets last Wednesday when he pitched six scoreless innings in Kansas City’s 4-0 victory. He struck out eight and walked one in that start. Meanwhile, Bello is 8-6 with a 3.79 ERA and will be pitching with an extra day of rest. He’s coming off a start last Tuesday against the Mariners, striking out seven and walking two and it was his first victory in three outings. He allowed 13 runs in 16 innings during those three starts while also surrendering five home runs. I think there’s enough offense on both sides to get the score over the total tonight in Boston.
MLB BETTING PREDICTION: ROYALS/RED SOX OVER 10