Royals vs. Red Sox Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 20

The Boston Red Sox will try to sweep a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals, at 7:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Michael Wacha (4-2, 2.83 ERA) gets the start for the Royals, who are 20-29 this season and fifth in the AL Central. Connelly Early (3-2, 3.21 ERA) is starting for the Red Sox, who are 21-27 and fourth in the AL East.

With the Red Sox (+100) visiting, the Royals (-120) are a solid favorite on the moneyline. The game has an over/under set at 7.5 runs.

Royals vs. Red Sox Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
• Game time: 7:40 p.m. ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
• Favorite: Royals (-120)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+100)
• Over/under: 7.5

How to Watch Royals vs. Red Sox

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

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Royals vs. Red Sox: Betting the Moneyline

• The Royals have won 46.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (12-14).
• Boston has been victorious in six, or 35.3%, of the 17 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Kansas City is 7-11 this season when entering a game favored by -120 or more on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have a mark of 4-9 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +100 or worse on the moneyline.
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 54.5%.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Royals vs. Red Sox: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Royals have played in 49 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 22 times (22-27-0).
• Games involving Boston have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 20 of 48 chances this season.
• The Royals have covered just 38.8% of their games this season, going 19-30-0 against the spread.
• The Red Sox are 20-28-0 against the spread in their 48 games that had a posted line this season.