On Sunday, the Cincinnati Reds (60-63) are hosting the Kansas City Royals (68-55), at 1:40 p.m. ET. The Royals have won three straight.

The Royals (-111 on the moneyline) and the Reds (-109) will play in an expected tight contest. The Kansas City Royals will hand the ball to Brady Singer (8-8, 3.32 ERA), who is looking for win No. 9 on the season, and the Reds will turn to Andrew Abbott (10-9, 3.59 ERA).

These clubs play again following the Royals’ 13-1 victory over the Reds yesterday. Michael Wacha (6.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 9 K) picked up the win for the Royals. Dairon Blanco went 3-for-5 with two home runs and seven RBI to lead the team on offense. Nick Lodolo (2.1 IP, 8 R, 8 H, 2 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Reds.

Before this Royals vs. Reds matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Kansas City Royals vs. Cincinnati Reds odds and betting lines

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

  • Favorite: Royals (-111, bet $111 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Reds (-109, bet $109 to win $100)
  • Over/under: 9.5

Royals vs. Reds: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Sunday, August 18, 2024
  • Game Time: 1:40 p.m. ET
  • Stadium: Great American Ball Park
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Royals stats and trends

Royals betting records

  • The Royals have entered the game as favorites 57 times this season and won 37, or 64.9%, of those games.
  • Kansas City is 37-19 this season when entering a game favored by -111 or more on the moneyline.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 52.6% chance of a victory for the Royals.
  • Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 56 of its 123 chances.
  • In 123 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 68-55-0 ATS.

Brady Singer (Royals probable starter)

  • Singer (8-8 with a 3.32 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 135 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Royals, his 25th of the season.
  • The right-hander last appeared on Monday against the Minnesota Twins, when he went five innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up eight hits.
  • The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.32, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 24 games this season. Opponents are batting .245 against him.
  • Singer has registered 10 quality starts this season.
  • Singer will aim to last five or more innings for his sixth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing.
  • In three of his 24 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
  • The opposing Reds offense has a collective .230 batting average, and is 28th in the league with 927 total hits and 14th in MLB play with 545 runs scored. It has the 14th-ranked slugging percentage (.400) and ranks 11th in home runs (147) in all of MLB.
  • Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 28-year-old’s 3.32 ERA ranks 16th, 1.224 WHIP ranks 43rd, and 8.6 K/9 ranks 30th.

Royals batting stats

  • The Royals’ 136 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
  • Fueled by 375 extra-base hits, Kansas City ranks eighth in MLB with a .420 slugging percentage this season.
  • The Royals rank seventh in MLB with a .256 team batting average.
  • Kansas City has scored the eighth-most runs in the majors this season with 597.
  • The Royals have the 12th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.313).
  • Kansas City has shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (6.8) among MLB offenses.

Reds stats and trends

Reds betting records

  • The Reds have been chosen as underdogs in 63 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times (46%) in those games.
  • Cincinnati has a mark of 29-34 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by -109 or worse on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 52.2% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over in 56 of its 122 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
  • The Reds have posted a record of 67-54-0 against the spread this season.

Andrew Abbott (Reds probable starter)

  • The Reds will send Abbott (10-9) to make his 25th start of the season. He is 10-9 with a 3.59 ERA and 110 strikeouts over 133 2/3 innings pitched.
  • The left-hander’s last time out was on Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing five hits.
  • The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.59, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season. Opponents are hitting .237 against him.
  • Abbott heads into the outing with nine quality starts under his belt this season.
  • Abbott will try to continue a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 innings per appearance).
  • He has made three appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
  • He meets a Royals offense that ranks eighth in the league with 597 total runs scored while batting .256 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .420 slugging percentage (eighth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 136 home runs (16th in the league).
  • The 25-year-old’s 3.59 ERA ranks 29th, 1.293 WHIP ranks 52nd, and 7.4 K/9 ranks 50th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Reds batting stats

  • The Reds rank 11th in baseball with 147 total home runs.
  • This season, Cincinnati’s .400 slugging percentage is 14th in baseball.
  • The Reds have the third-worst batting average in the league (.230).
  • The offense for Cincinnati is the No. 14 offense in MLB, scoring 4.4 runs per game (545 total runs).
  • The Reds’ .302 on-base percentage is 25th in baseball.
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