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 2021-09-23 06:29:15
Chicago Cubs World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen

Cached 2021-09-23 06:29:15

Team Standings

**Season Standings**
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Strk	L10
Kansas City Royals	69	83	0.454	30.0	69-83	36-39	L1	57-75
Chicago Cubs	67	85	0.441	32.0	67-85	39-38	L2	61-71

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	152	92	174	10	70	38	96	0.279
Salvador Perez C	151	82	161	46	115	26	158	0.276
Carlos Santana 1B	148	63	113	19	65	81	97	0.213
Nicky Lopez 2B	141	73	140	2	41	45	70	0.304
Michael A. Taylor CF	136	56	113	12	52	33	137	0.246
Hunter Dozier 3B	134	52	97	15	49	41	145	0.214
Andrew Benintendi LF	124	59	127	16	67	31	94	0.276
Hanser Alberto 2B	99	24	63	2	23	4	26	0.273
Jorge Soler RF	94	38	59	13	37	38	97	0.192
Ryan O'Hearn 1B	81	22	50	9	28	12	69	0.217
Jarrod Dyson CF	77	13	27	0	10	6	28	0.221
Scott Barlow RP	67	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	138	57	98	23	58	53	146	0.226
Willson Contreras C	120	57	89	21	50	49	134	0.228
Jason Heyward RF	104	35	69	8	30	27	68	0.214
Patrick Wisdom 3B	103	53	77	27	59	29	148	0.235
Rafael Ortega LF	94	38	75	10	32	23	68	0.280
Kris Bryant 3B	93	58	87	18	51	39	89	0.267
Anthony Rizzo 1B	92	41	80	14	40	36	59	0.248
David Bote 2B	92	29	53	8	33	23	67	0.193
Javier Baez SS	91	48	83	22	65	15	131	0.248
Matt Duffy 3B	88	40	67	5	25	22	60	0.266
Sergio Alcantara SS	79	26	37	3	11	28	62	0.199
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
Carlos Hernandez RP	23	6	2	0	0	80.2	73	1.30	3.90
Jake Brentz RP	69	5	2	2	15	62.2	75	1.24	3.59
Scott Barlow RP	67	5	3	14	14	70.1	86	1.19	2.43
Kris Bubic SP	27	5	6	0	0	116.1	103	1.46	4.80
Brady Singer SP	26	5	10	0	0	127.2	131	1.53	4.72
Kyle Zimmer RP	49	4	1	2	10	50.0	44	1.44	5.04
Daniel Lynch SP	14	4	6	0	0	65.0	53	1.57	5.40
Danny Duffy SP	13	4	3	0	0	61.0	65	1.21	2.51
Josh Staumont RP	60	3	3	5	14	61.0	67	1.08	3.10
Domingo Tapia RP	27	3	0	0	5	27.2	24	0.90	1.63

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	31	14	7	0	0	176.0	126	1.35	4.81
Zach Davies SP	31	6	11	0	0	146.0	112	1.56	5.49
Alec Mills SP	30	6	7	1	0	110.0	82	1.42	4.83
Adbert Alzolay SP	27	5	13	1	0	120.0	123	1.18	4.80
Jake Arrieta SP	20	5	11	0	0	86.1	74	1.76	6.88
Trevor Williams SP	13	4	2	0	0	58.2	61	1.53	5.06
Rex Brothers RP	55	3	2	1	8	51.0	75	1.39	5.29
Keegan Thompson SP	31	3	3	1	1	50.1	48	1.49	3.40
Codi Dalton Heuer SP	22	3	1	1	4	26.2	16	0.94	1.69
Codi Heuer RP	22	3	1	1	4	26.2	16	0.94	1.69
Manuel Rodriguez RP	20	3	3	1	1	17.2	16	1.70	6.11
Justin Steele RP	18	3	3	0	1	45.0	47	1.40	4.20

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