Match Info
MLBDate: 9 August 2026, SundayLocation: Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)Where to Watch on TV: | |
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Canada | fubo Sports Network |
World | MLB.TV |
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Kansas City Royals |
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Chicago Cubs |
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2 |
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2.40 |
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1.58 |
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2.40 |
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1.59 |
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2.32 |
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1.63 |
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2.52 |
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1.61 |
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2.45 |
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1.59 |
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2.43 |
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1.64 |
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2.37 |
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1.59 |
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Avarage Now (Initially) |
2.41 ↓ (2.51) |
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1.6 ↑ (1.57) |
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- The most likely Over/Under: 10.50
- The most likely Handicap: 2 (-2)
- The best margin for this event is 1.8%, offered by

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Kansas City Royals 39.9% | Chicago Cubs 60.1% |
Initial Probability
(when we started the analysis)
Our Initial ML Estimation
Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:
Kansas City Royals has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.4%)Chicago Cubs has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.4%)ML Model estimates a higher probability for Kansas City Royals than the current prediction. (+0.8%)ML Model estimates a lower probability for Chicago Cubs than the current prediction. (-0.8%)Kansas City Royals - Chicago Cubs Predictions
Expected Score (Market Odds): 4:6 
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Lineups
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12. Loftin N.
| 4. Crow-Armstrong P.
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7. Witt B.
| 29. Busch M.
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14. Caglianone J.
| 3. Bregman A.
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13. Perez S.
| 8. Happ I.
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6. Marte S.
| 20. Conforto M.
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19. Massey M.
| 2. Hoerner N.
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2. Tolbert T.
| 7. Swanson D.
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18. Maile L.
| 9. Amaya M.
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28. Isbel K.
| 55. Taylor T.
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62. Dobnak R.
| 16. Boyd M.
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| Coaches |
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. Quatraro M.
| . Counsell C.
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Preview
This match will feature an outsider and one of the leaders (ranked 13 and 4).In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Kansas City won 2.Kansas City has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 2 wins).Chi Cubs is in great form and has won several matches in a row (last 5 games: 5 wins).Recently, the opponents have had a series of home games. Chi Cubs could have a small edge in this match. We predict that Chi Cubs will win today's game, with odds of 1.6.In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Kansas City won 9 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 102:89. (average 5.1:4.5).Including home matches between the teams, Kansas City won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 31:31. (average 3.9:3.9).
Last Results with these Odds
Kansas City Royals - the odds 2.51 are the expected chance of winning is 38.53%, but this team recently wins 57% of matches with these odds.
Form
✺ - easy match;
✺ - difficult match;
Latest Head to Head
| MLB | | | 08.08.26 | Kansas City Royals - Chicago Cubs | 6:3 | | 07.08.26 | Kansas City Royals - Chicago Cubs | 4:6 | | MLB Spring Training | | | 23.02.26 | Kansas City Royals - Chicago Cubs | 2:3 | | MLB | | | 23.07.25 | Chicago Cubs - Kansas City Royals | 4:8 | | 22.07.25 | Chicago Cubs - Kansas City Royals | 6:0 | | 21.07.25 | Chicago Cubs - Kansas City Royals | 4:12 | | MLB Spring Training | | | 06.03.25 | Chicago Cubs - Kansas City Royals | 3:9 |
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