Cardinals vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - June 18, 2026

Cardinals at Royals

11:40 pm • ROYL
6 - 14
Starting Pitchers
pitcherteameraw-l
Noah Cameron logoN.CameronKansas City Royals logo4.113-4
Matthew Liberatore logoM.LiberatoreSt. Louis Cardinals logo4.713-3

Cardinals at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cardinals
40-32
+1.5
-1.5+155
o9-112
-105
Royals
30-45
u9
+1.5-188
u9-108
-115
location pinThursday 11:40 p.m.
June 18, 2026
Kauffman StadiumKansas City
Cardinals vs. Royals Expert Picks
Player Prop Savant
Player Prop Savant
Last 30d: 98-76-0 (+14.1u)
Under 15.5 (Live)-114
1.14u
Kyle Murray
Kyle Murray
Last 30d: 56-86-2 (-25.4u)
I.Herrera o0.5 HR+590
0.5u
The Propfessor
The Propfessor
Last 30d: 33-50-0 (+12.0u)
N.Cameron u4.5 Ks-135
0.85u
Player Prop Savant
Player Prop Savant
Last 30d: 98-76-0 (+14.1u)
N.Cameron u4.5 Ks-140
1.4u
Charlie DiSturco
Charlie DiSturco
Last 30d: 5-9-1 (+2.1u)
I.Herrera To Hit 1+ Home Runs Yes+625
0.1u
💰🦡 Jake
💰🦡 Jake
Last 30d: 71-88-2 (-10.0u)
KC -0.5 (F5)+116
1.74u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 289-261-10 (+32.6u)
Under 4.5 (F5)-110
1.1u
Picks Office
Picks Office
Last 30d: 129-126-11 (-4.6u)
STL +105
1u
RoyalsProps
RoyalsProps
Last 30d: 58-53-1 (-3.6u)
J.Wetherholt o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-125
1u
Matt Trollo
Matt Trollo
Last 30d: 68-70-11 (-3.0u)
STL +104
1u
(FD) Thursday's Leadoff.

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Cardinals vs. Royals Public Betting Percentages

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Cardinals

Public

48%

Bets%

52%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

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Royals
31-4417-2114-2313-2117-23
Cardinals
44-2822-1622-129-635-21

Over/Under History

overallhome o/uaway o/ufavorite o/uunderdog o/u
Royals
34-40-118-19-116-2120-1414-25-1
Cardinals
30-38-417-19-213-19-25-9-124-29-3

Straight-Up (ML) History

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Royals
30-4517-2113-2415-1914-26
Cardinals
40-3221-1719-1511-429-27

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Jun 17th@WSHW 6-2+1.5 WU 10.5KC +114
Jun 16th@WSHL 4-6+1.5 LO 8.5WSH +119
Jun 15th@WSHL 3-7+1.5 LO 9.5WSH +116
Jun 14thHOUW 4-0-3.5 WU 8.5KC -119
Jun 13thHOUL 7-8-1.5 LO 9.5HOU -133
Cardinals vs. Royals Box Score
Cardinals Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Matthew Liberatore logoLM.Liberatore, P481.225
Gordon Graceffo logoRG.Graceffo, P471.204
 Rajcic logoM.Rajcic, P33211
Justin Bruihl logoLJ.Bruihl, P392.221
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
JJ Wetherholt logo1J.Wetherholt, 2B3-4100
Ivan Herrera logo2I.Herrera, DH0-4100
Jordan Walker logo3J.Walker, RF2-4001
Jimmy Crooks logo3J.Crooks, C0-1000
Nelson Velazquez logo4N.Velazquez, LF1-4000
Nelson Velazquez logo4N.Velazquez, RF1-4000
Alec Burleson logo5A.Burleson, 1B0-3001
Nathan Church logo5N.Church, CF0-0000
Masyn Winn logo6M.Winn, SS3-5200
Bryan Torres logo6B.Torres, LF0-0000
Blaze Jordan logo7B.Jordan, 3B2-5200
Jose Fermin logo8J.Fermin, CF2-5002
Jose Fermin logo8J.Fermin, SS2-5002
Pedro Pages logo9P.Pages, C0-4001
Pedro Pages logo9P.Pages, 1B0-4001
Royals Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Noah Cameron logoLN.Cameron, P108563
Mason Black logoRM.Black, P40202
Beck Way logoRB.Way, P36220
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Lane Thomas logo1L.Thomas, CF2-5102
Bobby Witt logo2B.Witt, SS2-2212
Tyler Tolbert logo2T.Tolbert, PH0-2100
Tyler Tolbert logo2T.Tolbert, SS0-2100
Jac Caglianone logo3J.Caglianone, 1B1-5112
Starling Marte logo4S.Marte, RF3-5201
Salvador Perez logo5S.Perez, C3-5211
Carter Jensen logo6C.Jensen, DH2-5201
Nick Loftin logo7N.Loftin, 3B2-5002
Isaac Collins logo8I.Collins, LF2-5201
Michael Massey logo9M.Massey, 2B0-3100

Cardinals vs. Royals Odds Comparison

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Cardinals at Royals Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
Cardinals
40-32
N/A
N/A
Royals
30-45
N/A
N/A