Red Sox vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - May 18, 2026

Red Sox at Royals

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Starting Pitchers
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Seth Lugo logoS.LugoKansas City Royals logo5.046-8
Sonny Gray logoS.GrayBoston Red Sox logo2.6917-4

Red Sox at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Red Sox
80-67
-1.5
-1.5+141
o9-114
-113
Royals
65-82
u9.5
+1.5-172
u9-105
-104
location pinMonday 11:10 p.m.
May 18, 2026
Kauffman StadiumKansas City
Red Sox vs. Royals Expert Picks
Sandy Plashkes
Sandy Plashkes
Last 30d: 45-58-0 (-10.0u)
BOS -110
1u
The Pick Don
The Pick Don
Last 30d: 7-3-1 (+4.6u)
Over 9-110
1.1u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 278-341-7 (-50.8u)
Under 5 (F5)-115
1u
Payoff Pitch Podcast
Payoff Pitch Podcast
Last 30d: 41-69-5 (-8.7u)
KC +100
0.5u
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Over 9-115
0.5u
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Anthony Dabbundo
Anthony Dabbundo
Last 30d: 24-25-2 (+3.1u)
KC
1u
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Sean Zerillo
Sean Zerillo
Last 30d: 51-83-3 (-8.3u)
Over 9-104
0.52u
Bet to 9.5 (-108)
KC +100
0.5u
Bet to -110
Matt Trollo
Matt Trollo
Last 30d: 59-71-3 (-13.8u)
Under 9.5-122
0.5u
(FD) Could be hitting weather & don't have a full handle on new park factors, but neither pitcher has been worse than league average this year (Gray may still be better), while neither offense has been better than league average (BOS 80 wRC+ v RHP may be worse). BOS doesn't have the LHBs to attack Lugo with either. Both quality defenses, Boston one of the best in the league. Boston also top 5 pen estimators L30 days.

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Red Sox vs. Royals Public Betting Percentages

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Red Sox

Public

66%

Bets%

34%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

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Royals
72-7538-3734-3821-2947-46
Red Sox
70-7731-4139-3646-5823-19

Over/Under History

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Royals
66-78-335-39-131-39-227-2338-52-3
Red Sox
69-74-434-35-335-39-150-51-319-22-1

Straight-Up (ML) History

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Royals
65-8239-3626-4625-2537-56
Red Sox
80-6736-3644-3157-4722-20

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
May 17th@STLW 2-0-1.5 WU 9.5KC +101
May 16th@STLL 2-4-1.5 LU 9STL -110
May 16th@STLL 4-5-1.5 LO 8.5STL -113
May 14th@CWSL 2-6-1.5 LO 7.5CWS -135
May 13th@CWSL 5-6-1.5 LO 8CWS -113

Red Sox vs. Royals Injury Updates

Red Sox Injuries

  • Tanner Houck
    SP

    Houck is out with arm

    Out

  • Triston Casas
    1B

    Casas is out with knee

    Out

  • Kutter Crawford
    SP

    Crawford is out with wrist

    Out

Royals Injuries

  • Anthony Gose
    RP

    Gose is out with arm

    Out

Red Sox vs. Royals Box Score
Red Sox Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Sonny Gray logoRS.Gray, P80691
Justin Slaten logoRJ.Slaten, P17120
Garrett Whitlock logoRG.Whitlock, P12110
Aroldis Chapman logoLA.Chapman, P14110
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Jarren Duran logo1J.Duran, CF0-2001
Jarren Duran logo1J.Duran, LF0-2001
Mickey Gasper logo2M.Gasper, DH2-5100
Wilyer Abreu logo3W.Abreu, RF0-5000
Willson Contreras logo4W.Contreras, 1B1-4112
Masataka Yoshida logo5M.Yoshida, LF1-4000
Ceddanne Rafaela logo5C.Rafaela, CF0-0000
Andruw Monasterio logo6A.Monasterio, SS2-4000
Marcelo Mayer logo7M.Mayer, 2B1-4000
Connor Wong logo8C.Wong, C1-4100
Nick Sogard logo9N.Sogard, 3B1-3000
Royals Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Seth Lugo logoRS.Lugo, P93652
Alex Lange logoRA.Lange, P15111
John Schreiber logoRJ.Schreiber, P13120
Steven Cruz logoRS.Cruz, P11100
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Maikel Garcia logo1M.Garcia, 3B1-4000
Bobby Witt logo2B.Witt, SS1-4000
Vinnie Pasquantino logo3V.Pasquantino, 1B0-4000
Salvador Perez logo4S.Perez, C0-3000
Carter Jensen logo5C.Jensen, DH0-2100
Starling Marte logo5S.Marte, PH0-1000
Jac Caglianone logo6J.Caglianone, RF2-4001
Isaac Collins logo7I.Collins, LF0-4000
Michael Massey logo8M.Massey, 2B1-3000
Kyle Isbel logo9K.Isbel, CF1-3000

Red Sox vs. Royals Odds Comparison

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Red Sox at Royals Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
Red Sox
80-67
N/A
N/A
Royals
65-82
N/A
N/A