It’s Tuesday, August 6, and the Boston Red Sox (60-51) continue their series in Kansas City against the Royals (63-51).
Boston won the opener last night by the score of 9-5. James Paxton won his 9th game of the year overall and 1st for the Red Sox and Masataka Yoshida went 4-5 at the plate.
Each team sits in third in their respective divisions: the Red Sox in the AL East and the Royals in the AL Central. Kansas City currently owns a Wild Card spot with Boston currently sitting 1½ games out of the playoffs.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first-pitch, projected pitching matchup, lineup cards, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Red Sox vs. Royals live today
● Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
● Time: 8:10PM EST
● Site: Kauffman Stadium
● City: Kansas City, MO
● TV/Streaming: NESN, BSKC
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Game odds for Red Sox vs. Royals
The latest odds as of Tuesday morning:
● Moneyline: Red Sox +110, Royals -130
● Spread: Red Sox +1.5 (-190), Royals -1.5 (+155)
● Over/Under: 8.5 runs
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Recent team stats for Red Sox vs. Royals
● With a couple hits last night, Rafael Devers has hit in 12 straight games for the Red Sox (23-50). The Red Sox have won 2 straight and are 6-4 in their last 10. Boston is 33-23 on the road this season with an overall run differential of +37.
● With a single last night, Bobby Witt, Jr. has at least one hit in 16 of the Royals’ last 17 games. Kansas City is 6-4 in their last 10. They are now 36-23 at home with an overall run differential of +91.
Probable starting pitchers for Boston vs. Kansas City
● Today’s pitching matchup (August 6): Brayan Bello vs. Seth Lugo
○ Red Sox: Bello (10-5, 5.13 ERA) has allowed 61 earned runs and 116 hits while striking out 103 over 107 innings
○ Royals: Lugo (13-5, 2.57 ERA) has allowed 43 earned runs and 120 hits while striking out 127 over 150.1 innings
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Red Sox vs. Royals on August 6, 2024
● Rafael Devers is hitting .667 in 3 ABs against Lugo in his career / Adam Frazier is 3-5 with 1 HR in his career vs. Bello
● Boston’s last 4 matchups against American League teams have gone OVER the Total
● The Red Sox have covered the Run Line in 4 of their last 5 games for a profit of 1.23 units
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Expert picks & predictions for Tuesday’s Red Sox vs. Royals game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Red Sox vs. Royals game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Moneyline
- Spread: NBC Sports sees greater value in and is leaning towards taking the Royals on the Run Line
- Total Runs: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the total UNDER 8.5 runs
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