Cardinals vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - June 20, 2026

Cardinals at Royals

12:15 am • Apple TV+

St. Louis Cardinals

40-34

5 - 6

Kansas City Royals

32-45

pitcher		team	era	w-l
S.Lugo			3.86	2-4
M.McGreevy			2.99	3-5

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cardinals 40-34	-1.5	-1.5+135	o9.5-108	-120
Royals 32-45	u9.5	+1.5-161	u9.5-112	+101

Saturday 12:15 a.m.

June 20, 2026

Kauffman StadiumKansas City

Over 9-120

A.Burleson o0.5 HR+475

0.25u

L.Nootbaar o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-110

M.McGreevy u17.5 Outs+105

1.05u

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Under 0.5 (1st Inn)-104

1.04u

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MLB Public Betting

Royals are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Royals are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
Royals are 14-23 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 4 of Royals' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 20 of Royals' 40 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Royals	33-44	19-21	14-23	14-21	18-23
Cardinals	44-30	22-16	22-14	9-7	35-22

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Royals	36-40-1	20-19-1	16-21	21-14	15-25-1
Cardinals	32-38-4	17-19-2	15-19-2	6-9-1	25-29-3

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Royals	32-45	19-21	13-24	16-19	15-26
Cardinals	40-34	21-17	19-17	11-5	29-28

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Jun 18th	STL	W 14-6	+1.5 W	O 9	KC -115
Jun 17th	@WSH	W 6-2	+1.5 W	U 10.5	KC +114
Jun 16th	@WSH	L 4-6	+1.5 L	O 8.5	WSH +119
Jun 15th	@WSH	L 3-7	+1.5 L	O 9.5	WSH +116
Jun 14th	HOU	W 4-0	-3.5 W	U 8.5	KC -119

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RM.McGreevy, P	95	5	2	5
RG.Soriano, P	18	1	0	1
RM.Svanson, P	23	2	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1J.Wetherholt, 2B	0-4	0	0
2I.Herrera, C	1-2	1	1
3A.Burleson, 1B	1-4	0	0
4J.Walker, RF	2-3	0	1
5L.Nootbaar, LF	1-4	1	0
6M.Winn, SS	1-4	1	1
7J.Crooks, DH	0-3	0	0
7N.Velazquez, PH	0-0	1	0
8B.Jordan, 3B	1-4	0	2
8B.Torres, PR	0-0	0	0
9N.Church, CF	1-1	1	0
9J.Fermin, PH	0-2	0	0
9J.Fermin, CF	0-2	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RS.Lugo, P	85	6	0	1
RJ.Schreiber, P	12	1	1	0
LD.Lynch, P	11	1	0	0
LM.Strahm, P	22	0.2	0	3
RA.Lange, P	10	0.1	0	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1C.Jensen, C	1-4	0	0	0
2L.Thomas, CF	1-4	1	0	0
3J.Caglianone, 1B	2-4	2	1	2
4S.Perez, DH	1-4	0	0	0
5M.Massey, 2B	1-4	1	0	1
6N.Loftin, 3B	0-3	1	0	0
7J.Rave, RF	1-2	1	0	0
8I.Collins, LF	2-4	0	0	2
9T.Tolbert, SS	0-2	0	0	1