Reds vs Royals Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Jun 12

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  • The Reds are -110 favorites vs the Royals
  • Reds starting pitcher: Luke Weaver
  • Royals starting pitcher: Donald Greinke
  • Watch the game on MLB Network

The Cincinnati Reds (-110) visit Kauffman Stadium to take on the Kansas City Royals (-110) on Monday, June 12, 2023. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10pm EDT in Kansas City.

The Reds are the betting favorite in this game, with the run line sitting at -1.5 (+150).

The Reds vs Royals Over/Under is 8.5 total runs for the game.

This season, the Reds are 31-35 against the spread (ATS), while the Royals are 24-41 ATS.

Reds vs. Royals Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Reds-1.5 +150O 8.5 -105-110
Royals +1.5 -185U 8.5 -115-110

Reds vs Royals Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Royals will win Monday‘s MLB matchup with 57.1% confidence.

This prediction factors in starting pitchers, recent team and player hitting performances, the last 5 games for both the Reds and Royals and up-to-date player injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Reds players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Reds Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Jonathan India has hit the Runs Over in 23 of his last 35 games (+13.50 Units / 37% ROI)
  • Jonathan India has hit the Hits Over in 35 of his last 47 games (+13.40 Units / 13% ROI)
  • Matt McLain has hit the Hits Over in 18 of his last 20 games (+13.25 Units / 30% ROI)
  • Matt McLain has hit the Total Bases Over in 16 of his last 20 games (+13.15 Units / 48% ROI)
  • Spencer Steer has hit the Hits Over in 20 of his last 25 games (+12.25 Units / 24% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Royals players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Royals Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Nick Pratto has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 26 of his last 36 games (+16.10 Units / 34% ROI)
  • Nick Pratto has hit the Total Bases Over in 26 of his last 36 games (+12.75 Units / 26% ROI)
  • Vinnie Pasquantino has hit the Runs Under in 19 of his last 23 games (+12.60 Units / 33% ROI)
  • Vinnie Pasquantino has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 18 of his last 23 games (+12.25 Units / 46% ROI)
  • MJ Melendez has hit the Hits Over in 16 of his last 19 games at home (+10.70 Units / 31% ROI)

Royals vs Reds Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
TJ Friedl 0.5 +750 0.5 -3000
Tyler Stephenson 0.5 +800 0.5 -3000
Jonathan India 0.5 +600 0.5 -1600
Nick Pratto 0.5 +600 0.5 -1600
Elly De La Cruz 0.5 +550 0.5 -1400

Royals vs Reds Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
TJ Friedl 0.5 -250 0.5 +185
Tyler Stephenson 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Jonathan India 0.5 -250 0.5 +185
Nick Pratto 0.5 -175 0.5 +130
Elly De La Cruz 0.5 -275 0.5 +200

Royals vs Reds RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
TJ Friedl 0.5 +240 0.5 -350
Tyler Stephenson 0.5 +195 0.5 -275
Jonathan India 0.5 +200 0.5 -275
Nick Pratto 0.5 +210 0.5 -300
Elly De La Cruz 0.5 +160 0.5 -210

Royals vs Reds Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Zack Greinke 3.5 -120 3.5 -110
Luke Weaver 4.5 -110 4.5 -115
  • The Cincinnati Reds have covered the Run Line in 39 of their last 65 games (+10.35 Units / 13% ROI)
  • The Cincinnati Reds have hit the Moneyline in 24 of their last 44 games (+10.15 Units / 22% ROI)
  • The Cincinnati Reds have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 39 of their last 66 games (+8.90 Units / 11% ROI)
  • The Cincinnati Reds have hit the Team Total Over in 12 of their last 15 away games (+8.15 Units / 45% ROI)
  • The Cincinnati Reds have hit the Game Total Over in 34 of their last 59 games (+6.85 Units / 11% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the Game Total Under in 28 of their last 44 games (+11.20 Units / 23% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the Team Total Under in 37 of their last 61 games (+10.00 Units / 14% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 12 of their last 15 games (+7.85 Units / 41% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 10 of their last 14 games at home (+5.90 Units / 39% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 4 of their last 6 games at home (+1.30 Units / 16% ROI)

Reds Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this MLB season, the Reds have gone 39-27 against the Run Line (+9.35 Units / 11.22% ROI).

  • 31-35 when betting on the Moneyline for +2.75 Units / 3.9% ROI
  • 37-29 when betting on the total runs Over for +5.6 Units / 7.76% ROI
  • 29-37 when betting on the total runs Under for -11.65 Units / -15.94% ROI

Royals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this MLB season, the Royals have gone 24-41 against the Run Line (-23.95 Units / -29.94% ROI).

  • 18-47 when betting on the Moneyline for -24.7 Units / -36.08% ROI
  • 27-36 when betting on the total runs Over for -12.5 Units / -17.56% ROI
  • 36-27 when betting on the total runs Under for +6 Units / 8.36% ROI

Luke Weaver has allowed a slugging percentage of .610 (64 Total Bases / 105 ABs) against right-handed batters this season — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 25 total IP; League Avg: .418 — second Percentile.

Luke Weaver has allowed a slugging percentage of .404 (42 Total Bases / 104 ABs) with two-strikes this season — 6th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 25 total IP; League Avg: .277 — fifth Percentile.

Opponents are hitting .231 (24-for-104) against Luke Weaver with two-strikes this season — tied for 15th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 25 total IP; League Avg: .176 — 14th Percentile.

Luke Weaver has allowed a slugging percentage of .557 (107 Total Bases / 192 ABs) this season — 11th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 25 total IP; League Avg: .418 — sixth Percentile.

Royals Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Zack Greinke has allowed a just .315 SLG vs right-handed batters (10th best)– 86th Percentile and .544 vs left-handed batters this season (fourth worst among qualified SPs)– seventh Percentile.

Zack Greinke has walked 9 of 273 batters (3%) this season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 8% — 98th Percentile.

Zack Greinke has walked 5 of 155 right-handed batters (3%) this season — tied for 4th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 6% — 95th Percentile.

Zack Greinke has a strikeout rate of just 30% (123 SO in 416 PAs) with two-strikes since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 90 total IP; League Avg: 42% — second Percentile.

Reds Keys to the Game vs. the Royals

The Reds are just 24-23 (.511) when they’ve hit 2 or more home runs since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .699.

The Reds are just 22-10 (.688) when they’ve had 5 or more XBH since last season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .796.

The Reds are just 17-28 (.378) after a home win since last season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .542.

The Reds are just 19-45 (.297) after a road loss since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .450.

Royals Keys to the Game vs. the Reds

The Royals are just 1-23 (.042) when their opponents score in the first inning this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .388.

The Royals are just 5-9 (.357) when they’ve hit 2 or more home runs this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .681.

The Royals are just 5-64 (.072) when their opponents score in the first inning since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .352.

The Royals are just 11-9 (.550) when scoring 5 or more runs this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .787.

Reds hitters have a swing rate of just 25% on the first pitch of at-bats this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 30%.

The Reds have a winning percentage of just 43% at home since last season — 4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 53%.

The Reds are batting .262 on the road this season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .242.

Reds hitters have an OBP of .337 (1,221 PA’s) on the road this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .315.

The Royals are batting just .194 with two outs this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .238.

The Royals have a winning percentage of just 28% this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.

Royals hitters have an OBP of just .286 (1,679 PA’s) against RHP this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .317.

The Royals have a winning percentage of just 28% at home this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 53%.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 36% against Reds pitchers over the last 14 days (13 games) — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 31% against Reds pitchers over the past seven days (7 games) — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of .292 against Reds pitchers this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: .245.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of .304 against Reds pitchers with runners on base since last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: .250.

The Royals have won just 6% of home games in which their opponents scored first this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 36%.

The Royals have won just 18% of games in which their opponents scored first since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 32%.

Royals pitchers have walked 829 of 8,722 batters (10%) since last season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

The Royals have won just 10% of road games in which their opponents scored first since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 27%.

Royals vs. Reds Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • Amir Garrett (Royals): Elbow, D15
  • Kyle Isbel (Royals): Hamstring, D10
  • Jacob Brentz (Royals): Elbow, D60
  • Vincent Pasquantino (Royals): Shoulder, D10
  • Kristofer Bubic (Royals): Flexor, D60
  • Ryan Yarbrough (Royals): Head, D60
  • Angel Zerpa (Royals): Shoulder, D60
  • Joshua Staumont (Royals): Neck, D15
  • Brad Keller (Royals): Shoulder, D15
  • Diego Hernandez (Royals): Shoulder, D60
  • Josh Taylor (Royals): Shoulder, D15
  • Tejay Antone (Reds): Elbow, D60
  • Justin Dunn (Reds): Shoulder, D60
  • Douglas Ashcraft (Reds): Calf, D15
  • William Myers (Reds): Kidney Stones, D10
  • Antonio Santillan (Reds): Back, D60
  • Derek Law (Reds): Elbow, D15
  • Nicholas Senzel (Reds): Knee, D10
  • Connor Overton (Reds): Elbow, D60
  • Jake Fraley (Reds): Wrist, D10
  • Nicholas Lodolo (Reds): Calf, D60
  • Henry Ramos (Reds): Hip, D10
  • Reiver Sanmartin (Reds): Elbow, D60
  • Vladimir Gutierrez (Reds): Elbow, D60
  • Joseph Votto (Reds): Bicep/Shoulder, D60

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