Its Monday, August 4 and the Royals (56-56) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (62-51).
Bailey Falter is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Brayan Bello for Boston.
Both these teams are playing well. The Royals arrive in Beantown having taken two of three over the weekend in Toronto while the Sox swept the Astros in Boston.
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Lets dive into the series and specifically tonight’s matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Royals at Red Sox
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Date: Monday, August 4, 2025
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Network/Streaming: FDSNKC, NESN
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Odds for the Royals at the Red Sox
The latest odds as of Monday:
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Moneyline: Royals (+135), Red Sox (-160)
Probable starting pitchers for Royals at Red Sox
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Pitching matchup for August 4, 2025: Bailey Falter vs. Brayan Bello
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Royals: Bailey Falter (7-5, 3.73 ERA)
Last outing: July 29 at San Francisco – 1.80 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 2 Hits Allowed, 4 Walks, and 1 Strikeouts -
Red Sox: Brayan Bello (7-5, 3.19 ERA)
Last outing: July 30 at Minnesota – 1.29 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 4 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Royals at Red Sox
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The Red Sox have won 16 of their last 20 games at home
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Each of the Royals’ last 5 road games with the Red Sox have stayed under the Total
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The Red Sox have covered the Run Line in 11 of their last 13 games
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Brayan Bello has struck out 4 or 5 opposing hitters in each of his last 4 starts
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Alex Bregman was 2-11 over the weekend against his former team
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Royals and the Red Sox
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday’s game between the Royals and the Red Sox:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Boston Red Sox on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Kansas City Royals at +1.5.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 9.0.
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