Cardinals vs. Royals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - June 21

The Kansas City Royals will look for Carter Jensen to extend an 11-game hitting streak against the St. Louis Cardinals, on Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET, at Kauffman Stadium. Dustin May (5-6, 3.75 ERA) gets the start for the Cardinals, who are 40-34 this season and second in the NL Central. Stephen Kolek (4-1, 2.68 ERA) is expected to start for the Royals, who are 32-45 and fourth in the AL Central.

Sportsbooks have set the Cardinals as the moderate moneyline favorites (-122) on the road versus the Royals (+104). The over/under for the Cardinals-Royals game is set at 9.

Cardinals vs. Royals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Sunday, June 21, 2026
• Game time: 2:10 p.m. ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
• Favorite: Cardinals (-122)
• Underdog: Royals (+104)
• Over/under: 9

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• TV Channel: ROYL and CARD
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Cardinals vs. Royals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Cardinals have won 12 of the 18 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (66.7%).
• Kansas City has come away with 16 wins in the 43 contests it has been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• St. Louis has entered eight games this season favored by -122 or more and is 6-2 in those contests.
• This season, the Royals have been victorious 10 times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least +104 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have an implied moneyline win probability of 55% in this contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 49% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Cardinals vs. Royals: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Cardinals have had an over/under set by bookmakers 74 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 30 of those games (30-37-7).
• Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 36 of its 77 games with a total this season.
• The Cardinals have a 45-29-0 record ATS this season.
• The Royals have an against the spread mark of 34-43-0 in 77 games with a line this season.