Kansas City Royals vs Chicago Cubs MLB Betting Lines

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The Royals will play the Cubs on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021 at 2:20 pm ET. Check network listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage. Our opening pitch flys at Eastern Standard, make sure you adjust for your local timezone.

Matchup Pitchers

Royals - C. Hernandez - R
Cubs - A. Mills - R

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**Best Money Line Bets**
Underdog Kansas City Royals	Favorite Chicago Cubs
+102 Sb3gen1	-110 Sb3gen3
-105 Sb3gen2	-112 Sb3gen1
-110 Sb3gen3	-115 Sb3gen2

Here are money lines for the outright winner. Favorite Chicago Cubs has a minus value. Lay $110 at Sb3gen3 to win $100. Underdog Kansas City Royals has a positive value. Risk $100 at Sb3gen1 to win $102.

**Best Over and Under Total Lines**
Over	Under
8o -110 Sb3gen1	8u -110 Sb3gen1
8o -110 Sb3gen2	8u -110 Sb3gen2
8o -110 Sb3gen3	8u -110 Sb3gen3

The over under line estimates the combined total of each team's final score. Sb3gen1 has the best over line of 8 points laying $110 to win $100. Sb3gen1 has the best under line of 8 u -110.

**Best Underdog and Favorite Run Line Bets**
Underdog Kansas City Royals	Favorite Chicago Cubs
+1.5 -197 Sb3gen1	-1.5 +175 Sb3gen2
+1.5 -200 Sb3gen3	-1.5 +172 Sb3gen1
+1.5 -210 Sb3gen2	-1.5 +170 Sb3gen3

SportsBetting3.com has analyzed the latest lines. Review our "Best Run Line Bets" table above to smash the books this Sunday. Sb3gen2 has the best favorite Chicago Cubs run line at -1.5 points. Sb3gen1 has the best underdog Kansas City Royals run line at +1.5 points.

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MLB World Series Odds

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Kansas City Royals World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen

Cached 2022-01-24 09:16:07
Chicago Cubs World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen

Cached 2022-01-24 09:16:07

Team Standings

**Season Standings**
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Strk	L10
Kansas City Royals	74	88	0.457	33.0	74-88	39-42	L2	62-80
Chicago Cubs	71	91	0.438	36.0	71-91	39-42	W2	65-77

Kansas City Royals Batting Stats

**2021 Kansas City Royals Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Whit Merrifield RF	162	97	184	10	74	40	103	0.277
Salvador Perez C	161	88	169	48	121	28	170	0.273
Carlos Santana 1B	158	66	121	19	69	86	102	0.214
Nicky Lopez 2B	151	78	149	2	43	49	74	0.300
Hunter Dozier 3B	144	55	105	16	54	43	154	0.216
Michael A. Taylor CF	142	58	118	12	54	33	144	0.244
Andrew Benintendi LF	134	63	136	17	73	36	97	0.276
Hanser Alberto 2B	103	25	65	2	24	4	26	0.270
Jorge Soler RF	94	38	59	13	37	38	97	0.192
Ryan O'Hearn 1B	84	23	53	9	29	13	71	0.225
Jarrod Dyson CF	77	13	27	0	10	6	28	0.221
Scott Barlow RP	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Chicago Cubs Batting Stats

**2021 Chicago Cubs Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Ian Happ CF	148	63	105	25	66	62	156	0.226
Willson Contreras C	128	61	98	21	57	52	138	0.237
Patrick Wisdom 3B	106	54	78	28	61	32	153	0.231
Jason Heyward RF	104	35	69	8	30	27	68	0.214
Rafael Ortega LF	103	44	86	11	33	30	70	0.291
Matt Duffy 3B	98	45	83	5	30	25	63	0.287
David Bote 2B	97	32	58	8	35	27	73	0.199
Kris Bryant RF	93	58	87	18	51	39	89	0.267
Anthony Rizzo 1B	92	41	80	14	40	36	59	0.248
Javier Baez SS	91	48	83	22	65	15	131	0.248
Sergio Alcantara SS	89	30	45	5	17	30	74	0.205
Eric Sogard 3B	78	16	42	1	12	9	30	0.249

Kansas City Royals Pitching Stats

**2021 Kansas City Royals Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Mike Minor SP	28	8	12	0	0	158.2	149	1.24	5.05
Brad Keller SP	26	8	12	0	0	133.2	120	1.66	5.39
Kris Bubic SP	29	6	7	0	0	130.0	114	1.38	4.43
Carlos Hernandez RP	24	6	2	0	0	85.2	74	1.28	3.68
Jake Brentz RP	72	5	2	2	16	64.0	76	1.28	3.66
Scott Barlow RP	71	5	3	16	14	74.1	91	1.20	2.42
Brady Singer SP	27	5	10	0	0	128.1	131	1.55	4.91
Josh Staumont RP	64	4	3	5	16	65.2	72	1.07	2.88
Kyle Zimmer RP	52	4	1	2	10	54.0	46	1.41	5.00
Domingo Tapia RP	32	4	1	0	7	31.2	25	1.11	2.84
Daniel Lynch SP	15	4	6	0	0	68.0	55	1.63	5.69
Danny Duffy SP	13	4	3	0	0	61.0	65	1.21	2.51

Chicago Cubs Pitching Stats

**2021 Chicago Cubs Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Kyle Hendricks SP	32	14	7	0	0	181.0	131	1.35	4.77
Zach Davies SP	32	6	12	0	0	148.0	114	1.60	5.78
Alec Mills SP	32	6	7	1	0	119.0	87	1.44	5.07
Adbert Alzolay SP	30	5	13	1	0	125.2	128	1.16	4.58
Jake Arrieta SP	20	5	11	0	0	86.1	74	1.76	6.88
Justin Steele RP	20	4	4	0	1	57.0	59	1.35	4.26
Trevor Williams SP	13	4	2	0	0	58.2	61	1.53	5.06
Rex Brothers RP	57	3	2	1	8	53.0	75	1.43	5.26
Keegan Thompson SP	32	3	3	1	1	53.1	55	1.48	3.38
Codi Dalton Heuer SP	25	3	3	2	4	28.2	17	1.15	3.14
Codi Heuer RP	25	3	3	2	4	28.2	17	1.15	3.14
Manuel Rodriguez RP	20	3	3	1	1	17.2	16	1.70	6.11

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