Red Sox vs. Royals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 18

The Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals clash in the first of a three-game series on Monday at Kauffman Stadium, at 7:40 p.m. ET. Sonny Gray (4-1, 3.18 ERA) gets the start for the Red Sox, who are 19-27 this season and fifth in the AL East. Seth Lugo (1-3, 3.76 ERA) is expected to start for the Royals, who are 20-27 and fifth in the AL Central.

With moneyline odds of -114 for the Red Sox and -105 for the Royals, this could be a close contest. The contest has a total set at 9.

Red Sox vs. Royals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Monday, May 18, 2026
• Game time: 7:40 p.m. ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
• Favorite: Red Sox (-114)
• Underdog: Royals (-105)
• Over/under: 9

How to Watch Red Sox vs. Royals

• TV Channel: ROYL and NESN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Red Sox vs. Royals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Red Sox are 13-16 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 44.8% of those games).
• Kansas City has been victorious in eight, or 38.1%, of the 21 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Boston has entered 29 games this season favored by -114 or more and is 13-16 in those contests.
• This year, the Royals have won seven of 19 games when listed as at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Red Sox have an implied win probability of 53.3%.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 51.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Red Sox vs. Royals: Betting the Spread & Total

• In the 46 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Red Sox, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 19 times (19-25-2).
• Kansas City's games have gone over the total in 21 of its 47 chances.
• The Red Sox have collected an 18-28-0 record against the spread this season.
• The Royals are 19-28-0 against the spread in their 47 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.