Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals Betting Picks

Cubs vs. Royals Betting Picks

Get Cubs vs. Royals betting picks, expert betting analysis, computer model picks, betting consensus data, matchup breakdowns, key betting angles, and the latest odds insights for today's Cubs vs. Royals game.

Public Consensus

Who was the public on? 80% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.

Computer Predictions

My computer prediction for this game was that Chicago would win by a score of 5.3 to 3.7 with Chicago winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.

Final Score

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Chicago Cubs

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10

Kansas City Royals

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2

Public Consensus

Who was the public on? 66% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.

Computer Predictions

My computer prediction for this game was that Chicago would win by a score of 5.3 to 4.6 with Chicago winning on the moneyline, Kansas City winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.

Final Score

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Chicago Cubs

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Kansas City Royals

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Public Consensus

Who was the public on? 70% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 66% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.

Computer Predictions

My computer prediction for this game was that Chicago would win by a score of 4.9 to 3.6 with Chicago winning on the moneyline, Kansas City winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.

Pro Picks

This Pro Pick was released to clients on August 07, 2026 at 11:47AM ET.

MLB

Chicago at Kansas City

August 7, 2026

8:10 PM Eastern

Kevin Gausman makes his Cubs debut tonight after this week's trade from Toronto, and he arrives at a strange time for his own numbers, a 6.47 ERA over his last eight starts even as his new club sits at 67-49 and very much in the playoff mix. The matchup breaks his way heavily regardless. Kansas City hands the ball to Daniel Lynch IV, who is making his first start of the season after operating exclusively as the Royals' best reliever, a 1.96 ERA arm now being stretched into a completely different role because the rotation has run out of healthy bodies. That leaves an already-shorthanded Kansas City bullpen, which owns the second-worst ERA in baseball, without its top late-inning option behind a starter with zero starts of track record this year. We took a shot against this Cubs lineup Thursday in Toronto's plus money, and it cost us, a 3-2 final that only reinforced how well Chicago is playing right now. Kansas City sits at 37-54 and doesn't have the pitching depth to survive a script like this one. Side with Chicago tonight.

Final Score

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Chicago Cubs

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Kansas City Royals

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Public Consensus

Who was the public on? 66% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.

Computer Predictions

My computer prediction for this game was that Chicago would win by a score of 4.6 to 4.6 with Chicago winning on the moneyline, Kansas City winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.

Pro Picks

This Pro Pick was released to clients on July 23, 2025 at 10:32AM ET.

MLB

Kansas City at Chicago

July 23, 2025

2:20 PM Eastern

The Chicago Cubs pulled even with the Brewers in the NL Central following yesterday's 6-0 win. This is a very strong offensive team that has produced more runs than any team but the Dodgers this season. In extended homestands, Chicago is 17-7 OVER (71%) this season, including an 8-1 OVER run during the past month. The Royals were shut out last night, but scored 12 runs in the opener, and the Cubs are 5-0 to the OVER following a shutout win. The forecast is calling for winds from the south, and I like these two to get OVER the total. 

Final Score

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Kansas City Royals

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Chicago Cubs

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Public Consensus

Who was the public on? 73% of the public money was on Chicago Cubs to win on the moneyline. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.

Computer Predictions

My computer prediction for this game was that Chicago would win by a score of 4.9 to 4.1 with Chicago winning on the moneyline, Kansas City winning on the runline.

Final Score

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Kansas City Royals

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Chicago Cubs

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6