Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals odds, tips and betting trends | September 3

At Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, the Cleveland Guardians take on the Kansas City Royals (six consecutive defeats) at 7:40 p.m. ET.

The Guardians are projected as a tight favorite (-115 to win on the moneyline) against the Royals (-105). The Guardians will give the ball to Tanner Bibee (10-6) versus the Royals and Brady Singer (9-9).

Get ready for the Guardians vs. Royals with everything you need to know before Tuesday’s game, including viewing options.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Guardians (-115, bet $115 to win $100)
• Underdog: Royals (-105, bet $105 to win $100)
• Over/under: 8

Guardians vs. Royals: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
• Game Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Guardians stats and trends

Guardians betting records

• This season, the Guardians have been favored 86 times and won 56, or 65.1%, of those games.
• Cleveland has entered 71 games this season favored by -115 or more and is 48-23 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 53.5%.
• Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 65 of 138 opportunities.
• The Guardians have an ATS record of 70-67-0 in 137 games with a spread this season.

Tanner Bibee (Guardians probable starter)

• The Guardians are sending Bibee (10-6) to the mound to make his 27th start of the season. He is 10-6 with a 3.65 ERA and 156 strikeouts in 143 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, the righty tossed five innings against the Kansas City Royals, allowing five earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
• In 26 games this season, the 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.65, with 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .235 against him.
• Bibee has recorded eight quality starts this season.
• Bibee is aiming for his ninth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.5 innings per appearance on the mound.
• He has made four appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
• The opposing Royals offense has the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.419) and ranks 15th in MLB play with 156 home runs. It has a collective .254 batting average, and is eighth in MLB with 1187 total hits and seventh in MLB action scoring 665 runs.
• Bibee has a 5.06 ERA and a 1.313 WHIP against the Royals this season in 16 innings pitched, allowing a .277 batting average over three appearances.
• The 25-year-old’s 3.65 ERA ranks 32nd, 1.133 WHIP ranks 21st, and 9.8 K/9 ranks 12th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Guardians batting stats

• The Guardians’ 160 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
• The offense for Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .397 this season, 17th in MLB.
• The Guardians have a team batting average of .239 this season, which ranks 21st among MLB teams.
• Cleveland has scored the 14th-most runs in the majors this season with 628 (4.6 per game).
• The Guardians have an on-base percentage of .310 this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
• Cleveland ranks third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.3 whiffs per contest.

Royals stats and trends

Royals betting records

• The Royals have won in 31, or 44.3%, of the 70 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Kansas City has come away with a win 28 times in 64 chances when named as an underdog of at least -105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 51.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 64 of its 139 opportunities.
• The Royals are 75-64-0 against the spread in their 139 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Brady Singer (Royals probable starter)

• Singer (9-9 with a 3.36 ERA and 147 strikeouts in 152 2/3 innings pitched) goes for his 10th victory when he makes the start for the Royals, his 28th of the season.
• The righty last appeared on Friday against the Houston Astros, when he threw six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
• In 27 games this season, the 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.36, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .252 against him.
• Singer enters the game with 12 quality starts under his belt this year.
• Singer will look to go five or more innings for his ninth straight start. He’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing.
• He has had four appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
• He will face a Guardians offense that ranks 14th in the league with 628 total runs scored while batting .239 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .397 slugging percentage (17th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 160 home runs (12th in the league).
• Singer has a 4.91 ERA and a 2.727 WHIP against the Guardians this season in 3 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .474 batting average over one appearance.
• The 28-year-old’s 3.36 ERA ranks 17th, 1.238 WHIP ranks 42nd, and 8.7 K/9 ranks 25th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Royals batting stats

• The Royals are 15th in MLB play with 156 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
• So far this season, Kansas City ranks eighth in baseball with a .419 slugging percentage.
• The Royals have the seventh-best batting average in the league (.254).
• Kansas City is the seventh-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.8 runs per game (665 total).
• The Royals’ .311 on-base percentage is 15th in baseball.