Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals - MLB - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The Boston Red Sox (70-75) and Kansas City Royals (58-87) square off on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET at Fenway Park, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie.

The Royals are road underdogs (+167) against the Red Sox (-201). The Boston Red Sox will hand the ball to Nick Pivetta (9-11, 4.31 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Kris Bubic (2-12, 5.55 ERA). The total for this game is 9.5.

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Red Sox vs. Royals Last 10 Games Betting Performance

Red Sox

In the last 10 games, Boston was listed as the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers only two times, and it split those games.
In their last 10 matchups (all had set totals), the Red Sox combined with their opponents to go over the run total four times.
Boston’s ATS record is 6-4-0 over its past 10 games.

Royals

Kansas City has played as the underdog in seven of its past 10 games and has gone 2-5 in those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents have failed to hit the over six times.
Kansas City has a record of 5-5-0 ATS over its last 10 games.

Red Sox vs. Royals Starting Pitcher Betting Trends

Projected starter: Nick Pivetta

The Red Sox have gone 16-13-0 against the spread when Pivetta starts.
The Red Sox have been the moneyline favorite in 14 of Pivetta’s starts this season, and they went 8-6 in those matchups.
Pivetta’s team is 13-16 in his 29 starts.
Pivetta has had 29 starts with a set total this season, and the teams combined go over the total in 17 of those games.

Projected starter: Kris Bubic

Bubic and his team have a record of 8-16-0 against the spread when he starts.
When he starts a game and his team is the underdog on the moneyline, they have a record of 5-15.
Bubic’s team has a 7-17 record in his starts this season.
In Bubic’s 24 starts with a total, the teams have hit the over 12 times.

Red Sox Batting Leaders

Rafael Devers paces the Red Sox in home runs (26) and runs batted in (79).
Among all hitters in MLB, Devers’ home run total ranks 28th and his RBI tally ranks 29th.
Devers has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
Xander Bogaerts’ .315 batting average is a team-high mark.
Among all MLB hitters, Bogaerts ranks 110th in home runs and 53rd in RBI.
Alex Verdugo has 35 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 39 walks while hitting .281.
Tommy Pham is hitting .242 with 19 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 51 walks.

Royals Batting Leaders

Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.249) and runs batted in (74) this season while also slugging 20 homers.
Witt Jr.’s home run total ranks 55th in the big leagues, and he is 38th in RBI.
Witt Jr. has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .238 with two doubles and three RBI.
MJ Melendez has 88 hits and an OBP of .317 to go with a slugging percentage of .393 this season.
Melendez currently is 98th in home runs and 104th in RBI in the big leagues.
Melendez brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a double, a triple, three walks and two RBI.
Salvador Perez’s 21 home runs lead all Kansas City hitters, and he’s slugging .456.
Perez enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a home run and three RBI.
Nicky Lopez has collected 98 hits this season and has an OBP of .290. He’s slugging .284 on the year.