Royals vs. White Sox Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - April 9

The Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox square off on Thursday at 7:40 p.m. ET, beginning a four-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Seth Lugo (1-0, 1.59 ERA) will start for the Royals, who are 5-7 this season and third in the AL Central. Anthony Kay (0-0, 4.00 ERA) is starting for the White Sox, who are 4-8 and fourth in the AL Central.

The Royals are moderate favorites on the moneyline (-186) at home over the White Sox (+155). The game's total is set at 9.

Royals vs. White Sox Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Thursday, April 9, 2026
• Game time: 7:40 p.m. ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
• Favorite: Royals (-186)
• Underdog: White Sox (+155)
• Over/under: 9

How to Watch Royals vs. White Sox

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

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Royals vs. White Sox: Betting the Moneyline

• The Royals have been favored on the moneyline five total times this season. They've gone 2-3 in those games.
• Chicago has been victorious in four, or 33.3%, of the 12 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Kansas City has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -186.
• This season, the White Sox have been victorious one time in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +155 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Royals have a 65% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 39.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Royals vs. White Sox: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Royals have had an over/under set by bookmakers 12 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in four of those games (4-8-0).
• Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in eight of its 12 games with a total this season.
• The Royals have a 5-7-0 record against the spread this season (covering 41.7% of the time).
• In 12 games with a line this season, the White Sox have a mark of 5-7-0 against the spread.