On Friday, the Kansas City Royals (56-47) are hosting the Chicago Cubs (49-55), at 8:10 PM ET. The Royals have lost two in a row, and the Cubs have lost two in a row. The scheduled starters are Brady Singer (6-6) for the Royals, and Kyle Hendricks (2-8) for the Cubs.
How to Live Stream Royals vs. Cubs
- Game Day: Friday, July 26, 2024
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV: BSKC (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Livestream: Watch on Fubo
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Royals and Cubs Stats
- The Royals strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- The Royals have pitched to a 3.76 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
- The Royals have hit 105 homers this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
- Hitters for Kansas City rank 10th in the majors with a combined .408 team slugging percentage.
- The Cubs pitching staff is sixth in the majors with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Chicago has a 3.71 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cubs average 1.0 home run per game to rank 23rd in baseball with 102 total home runs.
- So far this season, Chicago is 24th in baseball, slugging .375.
Royals vs. Cubs Key Players
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals in home runs (18), runs batted in (70) and has put up a team-best batting average of .344.
- Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .258 with 23 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 34 walks.
- Salvador Perez has a team-best 18 homers.
- Ian Happ has put up a team-leading 60 runs batted in.
- Nico Hoerner is hitting .257 with 20 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 33 walks.
- Christopher Morel has 18 home runs, best in the lineup.
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Royals vs. Cubs Betting Odds and Trends
Royals vs. Cubs Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Royals | -150 | +126 | 9 | -115 | -105 |
Royals vs. Cubs Betting Trends
- The Royals have won 28, or 66.7%, of the 42 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Royals are 16-6 this season when entering a game favored by -150 or more on the moneyline.
- The Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 42 of their 103 games with a total this season.
- The Cubs have been victorious in 26, or 45.6%, of the 57 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, the Cubs have come away with a win seven times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least +126 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Cubs and their opponents have gone over in 43 of their 104 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.