Reds vs Royals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for June 1

Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m.
Monday's slate in the MLB includes a matchup between the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals.
Here's everything you need to know before checking out today's MLB odds and spreads on FanDuel Sportsbook.
Reds vs Royals Game Info
- Cincinnati Reds (30-28) vs. Kansas City Royals (22-37)
- Date: Monday, June 1, 2026
- Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Venue: Great American Ball Park -- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Coverage: Reds.TV and Royals.TV
Reds vs Royals Odds & Moneyline
- All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Moneyline: CIN: (-188) | KC: (+158)
- Spread: CIN: -1.5 (+106) | KC: +1.5 (-128)
- Total: 8.5 -- Over: (-120) | Under: (-102)
Reds vs Royals Probable Starting Pitchers
Probable Pitchers: Chase Burns (Reds) - 7-1, 1.96 ERA vs Luinder Avila (Royals) - 0-2, 5.06 ERA
The Reds will give the nod to Chase Burns (7-1, 1.96 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 8 on the season, and the Royals will turn to Luinder Avila (0-2, 5.06 ERA). Burns and his team have a record of 8-3-0 against the spread when he starts. When Burns starts a game and his team is the favorite on the moneyline, they have a record of 6-2. Avila has started just one game with a set spread, which the Royals failed to cover. The Royals were the moneyline underdog for one Avila start this season -- they lost.
Reds vs Royals Prediction & Pick
All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Reds win (66.4%)
Reds vs Royals Moneyline
- Kansas City is a +158 underdog on the moneyline, while Cincinnati is a -188 favorite at home.
Reds vs Royals Spread
- The Royals are at +1.5 on the runline against the Reds. The Royals are -128 to cover the spread, and the Reds are +106.
Reds vs Royals Over/Under
- The over/under for the Reds versus Royals game on June 1 has been set at 8.5, with -120 odds on the over and -102 odds on the under.
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Reds vs Royals Betting Trends
- The Reds have come away with 10 wins in the 18 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Cincinnati has played as a favorite of -188 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
- The Reds and their opponents have hit the over in 35 of their 56 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Reds are 33-23-0 against the spread in their 56 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Royals have a 10-20 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 33.3% of those games).
- Kansas City has played as a moneyline underdog of +158 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
- The Royals have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 56 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 26 of those games (26-30-0).
- The Royals have a 23-33-0 record ATS this season (covering 41.1% of the time).
Reds Player Leaders
- Sal Stewart has 57 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .356. He has a .261 batting average and a slugging percentage of .477.
- Among qualifying hitters in MLB, his batting average ranks 64th, his on-base percentage ranks 43rd, and he is 34th in slugging.
- Elly De La Cruz leads Cincinnati with 65 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .509. He's batting .280 with an on-base percentage of .346.
- He is 38th in batting average, 57th in on-base percentage and 21st in slugging in MLB.
- De La Cruz has picked up a hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a double, a triple, a walk and two RBIs.
- Spencer Steer is batting .271 with a .432 slugging percentage and 21 RBI this year.
- Steer has logged a hit or more in four games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a double and four walks.
- JJ Bleday is batting .303 with a .398 OBP and 26 RBI for Cincinnati this season.
- Bleday enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .450 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and five RBIs.
Royals Player Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. has totaled 67 hits with a .350 on-base percentage and a .474 slugging percentage, all club-bests for the Royals. He's batting .286.
- He is 31st in batting average, 48th in on-base percentage and 36th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
- Maikel Garcia is batting .268 with 15 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 20 walks. He's slugging .384 with an on-base percentage of .325.
- Including all qualified hitters, he is 53rd in batting average, 90th in on-base percentage and 106th in slugging percentage.
- Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .208 with seven doubles, two triples, five home runs and 27 walks.
- Salvador Perez is hitting .206 with six doubles, nine home runs and 11 walks.
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