Royals vs. Cubs Odds & Betting Predictions - July 23, 2025

Royals at Cubs

6:20 pm • MARQ
8 - 4
Starting Pitchers
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Colin Rea logoC.ReaChicago Cubs logo3.9511-7
Seth Lugo logoS.LugoKansas City Royals logo4.158-7

Royals at Cubs Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Royals
0-0
+1.5
+1.5-134
o9.5-124
+148
Cubs
4-4
u10.5
-1.5+112
u9.5-103
-181
location pinWednesday 6:20 p.m.
July 23, 2025
Wrigley FieldChicago
Royals vs. Cubs Expert Picks
FTN Fantasy
FTN Fantasy
Last 30d: 47-54-0 (-6.6u)
Over 9.5-115
0.87u
CHC -160
1u
CHC -1.5+125
1u
Top Shelf Action 🥃
Top Shelf Action 🥃
Last 30d: 194-179-3 (-3.5u)
KC +155
1.55u
Punch Back Dogs (***) Overall: 270-282-0,49% (ROI:24%) Season:40-34-0,54% (ROI:31%) Fade Public (***) Overall: 349-353-0,50% (ROI:16%) Season:23-22-0,51% (ROI:18%)
Sir Lockselot
Sir Lockselot
Last 30d: 30-58-0 (-16.3u)
KC +144
2.88u
🔑 Royals ML +144 (FanDuel) 2u Sharp fade angle: 84% of bets & 86% of ML money on Cubs, yet line movement shows resistance – signals sharp money backing KC. Pitching edge: Seth Lugo owns a 2.94 ERA & 1.09 WHIP on the year, with an even better 2.51 ERA on the road. Royals bats have decent numbers vs Colin Rea. Momentum spot: KC smashed Game 1 (12‑4) and have been a strong road team, covering F5 and RL in over 30 of their last 39 away games. Value: At +144, the implied win probability is ~42% vs models projecting higher; shop around and you can even find +150+.
Picks Office
Picks Office
Last 30d: 153-135-4 (+9.5u)
CHC -1.5+120
1u
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Allan Lem
Allan Lem
Last 30d: 160-109-1 (+15.1u)
Under 10.5-102
0.51u
Tailing @Zerillo
Sean Zerillo
Sean Zerillo
Last 30d: 63-97-2 (-2.7u)
Under 10.5-102
0.51u
Bet to 10 (-105)
Austin Pendergrass
Austin Pendergrass
Last 30d: 45-49-1 (-7.1u)
CHC -146
0.5u
Lines at Lunch
Lines at Lunch
Last 30d: 97-106-2 (-16.8u)
CHC -140
1.4u
Sandy Plashkes
Sandy Plashkes
Last 30d: 98-117-1 (-18.6u)
CHC -140
1.4u
Brian Bitler
Brian Bitler
Last 30d: 78-76-2 (-6.1u)
KC +135
4.05u
Sean Zerillo
Sean Zerillo
Last 30d: 63-97-2 (-2.7u)
CHC -142
0.71u
Bet to -150
The Pick Don
The Pick Don
Last 30d: 19-8-0 (+11.7u)
Over 10.5-104
1.5u
POTD
Moneyline Hacks
Moneyline Hacks
Last 30d: 124-136-2 (+48.7u)
CHC -142
1u
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Royals vs. Cubs Public Betting Percentages

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Royals

Public

15%

Bets%

85%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

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Cubs
78-8439-4239-4255-6022-24
Royals
82-8038-4344-3732-3849-40

Over/Under History

overallhome o/uaway o/ufavorite o/uunderdog o/u
Cubs
74-78-1040-36-534-42-552-56-722-21-3
Royals
71-90-131-5040-40-130-4041-47-1

Straight-Up (ML) History

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Cubs
92-7050-3142-3973-4218-28
Royals
82-8043-3839-4240-3040-49

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Jul 23rdKCW 6-0-1.5 WU 9CHC -263
Jul 22ndKCL 4-12-1.5 LO 7.5KC -154
Jul 20thBOSL 1-6+1.5 LO 6.5BOS +115
Jul 19thBOSW 6-0-1.5 WU 9CHC -155
Jul 18thBOSW 4-1-1.5 WU 7.5CHC -139

Royals vs. Cubs Injury Updates

Royals Injuries

    Cubs Injuries

    • Justin Steele
      SP

      Steele is out for season with elbow

      Out for Season

    Royals vs. Cubs Box Score
    Royals Player Stats
    Projected
    PITCHERPCIPKER
    Seth Lugo logoRS.Lugo, P95662
    Steven Cruz logoRS.Cruz, P7101
    John Schreiber logoRJ.Schreiber, P25111
    Lucas Erceg logoRL.Erceg, P6100
    HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
    Adam Frazier logo1A.Frazier, 2B1-5100
    Adam Frazier logo1A.Frazier, 3B1-5100
    Maikel Garcia logo2M.Garcia, SS1-4100
    Vinnie Pasquantino logo3V.Pasquantino, 1B3-4324
    Salvador Perez logo4S.Perez, DH2-4112
    Jac Caglianone logo5J.Caglianone, RF0-5000
    MJ Melendez logo5M.Melendez, LF0-0000
    John Rave logo6J.Rave, LF0-4000
    John Rave logo6J.Rave, RF0-4000
    Freddy Fermin logo7F.Fermin, C0-4000
    Kyle Isbel logo8K.Isbel, CF0-3100
    Tyler Tolbert logo9T.Tolbert, 3B1-3112
    Jonathan India logo9J.India, 2B0-0000
    Cubs Player Stats
    Projected
    PITCHERPCIPKER
    Colin Rea logoRC.Rea, P82535
    Drew Pomeranz logoLD.Pomeranz, P21122
    Ryan Pressly logoRR.Pressly, P13100
    Brooks Kriske logoRB.Kriske, P35210
    HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
    Michael Busch logo1M.Busch, 1B1-3100
    Seiya Suzuki logo2S.Suzuki, RF0-4000
    Pete Crow-Armstrong logo3P.Crow-Armstrong, CF1-4111
    Carson Kelly logo4C.Kelly, DH1-4001
    Ian Happ logo5I.Happ, LF0-2100
    Dansby Swanson logo6D.Swanson, SS1-3000
    Nico Hoerner logo7N.Hoerner, 2B1-4000
    Reese McGuire logo8R.McGuire, C1-3001
    Justin Turner logo8J.Turner, PH0-1000
    Matt Shaw logo9M.Shaw, 3B1-4111

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    Royals at Cubs Team Totals

    MatchupOverUnder
    Royals
    0-0
    o4.5+102
    u4.5-131
    Cubs
    4-4
    o5.5+101
    u5.5-130