Red Sox vs Royals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for September 2

Odds updated as of 3:38 PM

The MLB schedule on Saturday includes the Boston Red Sox facing the Kansas City Royals.

We've got you covered, in terms of the most important information regarding this matchup before you take a look at the MLB odds and spreads on FanDuel Sportsbook.

Red Sox vs Royals Game Info

• Boston Red Sox (69-66) vs. Kansas City Royals (42-94)
• Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
• Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium -- Kansas City, Missouri
• Coverage: BSKC

Red Sox vs Royals Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: BOS: (-184) | KC: (+154)
• Spread: BOS: -1.5 (-122) | KC: +1.5 (+102)
• Total: 10.5 -- Over: (-105) | Under: (-115)

Red Sox vs Royals Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Tanner Houck (Red Sox) - 3-8, 4.93 ERA vs Alec Marsh (Royals) - 0-7, 5.47 ERA

The probable starters are Tanner Houck (3-8) for the Red Sox and Marsh (0-7) for the Royals. Houck and his team have a record of 6-9-0 against the spread when he starts. Houck and his team have won each of the four games he's started as the moneyline favorite. The Royals have a 2-5-0 ATS record in Marsh's seven starts that had a set spread. The Royals were the moneyline underdog for seven Marsh starts this season -- they lost all of the games.

Red Sox vs Royals Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Red Sox win (56.8%)

Red Sox vs Royals Moneyline

• Looking at the moneyline for Royals-Red Sox, Kansas City is the underdog at +154, and Boston is -184 playing on the road.

Red Sox vs Royals Spread

• The Royals are +1.5 on the run line against the Red Sox. The Royals are +102 to cover, and the Red Sox are -122.

Red Sox vs Royals Over/Under

• Red Sox versus Royals on September 2 has an over/under of 10.5 runs, with the odds on the over -105 and the under set at -115.

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Red Sox vs Royals Betting Trends

• The Red Sox have been victorious in 31, or 50%, of the 62 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Boston has a record of 7-8 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -184 or more on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox and their opponents have gone over in 70 of their 133 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Red Sox are 64-69-0 against the spread in their 133 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Royals have won 36 of the 117 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (30.8%).
• Kansas City has a record of 13-41 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +154 or longer (24.1%).
• The Royals have had an over/under set by bookmakers 135 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 66 of those games (66-67-2).
• The Royals have collected a 58-77-0 record ATS this season (covering 43% of the time).

Red Sox Player Leaders

• Justin Turner has 27 doubles, 22 home runs and 44 walks while hitting .285. He has an on-base percentage of .354 and a slugging percentage of .484.
• Among qualifying hitters in the majors, his batting average ranks 17th, his on-base percentage ranks 30th, and he is 30th in slugging.
• Rafael Devers has 129 hits, which is tops among Boston batters this season. He's batting .265 with 57 extra-base hits. He's also slugging .502 with an on-base percentage of .339.
• Among qualifying hitters, he ranks 59th in batting average, 45th in on-base percentage and 19th in slugging percentage.
• Masataka Yoshida leads Boston in slugging percentage (.454) powered by 44 extra-base hits.
• Alex Verdugo is batting .275 with a .338 OBP and 53 RBI for Boston this season.

Royals Player Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. has racked up a team-best OBP (.319) and slugging percentage (.507), while pacing the Royals in hits (151, while batting .279).
• He ranks 26th in batting average, 99th in on-base percentage and 17th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in the big leagues.
• Witt Jr. takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .300 with two home runs, a walk and three RBI.
• Salvador Perez has 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 18 walks while hitting .250. He's slugging .427 with an on-base percentage of .293.
• Including all qualifying hitters, his batting average puts him 96th, his on-base percentage ranks 132nd, and he is 86th in slugging.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .279 with 17 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 29 walks.
• MJ Melendez has 27 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 44 walks while batting .231.

Red Sox vs. Royals Head to Head

• 9/1/2023: 13-2 KC (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10, Favorite Moneyline: -196, Underdog Moneyline: +164)
• 8/10/2023: 2-0 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10.5, Favorite Moneyline: -240, Underdog Moneyline: +198)
• 8/9/2023: 4-3 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 11, Favorite Moneyline: -230, Underdog Moneyline: +190)
• 8/8/2023: 9-3 KC (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -184, Underdog Moneyline: +154)
• 8/7/2023: 6-2 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -200, Underdog Moneyline: +168)
• 9/16/2022: 2-1 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -235, Underdog Moneyline: +194)
• 8/7/2022: 13-5 KC (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -154, Underdog Moneyline: +130)
• 9/18/2022: 13-3 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10.5, Favorite Moneyline: -205, Underdog Moneyline: +172)
• 9/17/2022: 9-0 KC (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -142, Underdog Moneyline: +120)
• 8/6/2022: 5-4 KC (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -152, Underdog Moneyline: +128)

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