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Cardinals vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - June 18, 2026

Cardinals at Royals

11:40 pm • ROYL

St. Louis Cardinals

40-32
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Kansas City Royals

30-45
Starting Pitchers
pitcherteameraw-l
Noah Cameron logoN.CameronKansas City Royals logo4.113-4
Matthew Liberatore logoM.LiberatoreSt. Louis Cardinals logo4.713-3

Cardinals at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cardinals
40-32
+1.5
-1.5+158
o9-112
-105
Royals
30-45
u9
+1.5-187
u9-112
-115
location pinThursday 11:40 p.m.
June 18, 2026
Kauffman StadiumKansas City
thermometer image77°Fahrenheit
rain image0%Rain
wind image5Wind
Cardinals vs. Royals Expert Picks
Player Prop Savant
Player Prop Savant
Last 30d: 97-70-0 (+20.8u)
N.Cameron u4.5 Ks-140
1.4u
Charlie DiSturco
Charlie DiSturco
Last 30d: 5-5-0 (+2.5u)
I.Herrera To Hit 1+ Home Runs Yes+625
0.1u
💰🦡 Jake
💰🦡 Jake
Last 30d: 70-85-2 (-9.7u)
KC -0.5 (F5)+116
1.5u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 284-257-10 (+31.6u)
Under 4.5 (F5)-110
1.1u
Picks Office
Picks Office
Last 30d: 126-119-11 (-0.1u)
STL +105
1u
RoyalsProps
RoyalsProps
Last 30d: 57-52-1 (-3.6u)
J.Wetherholt o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-125
1.25u
Matt Trollo
Matt Trollo
Last 30d: 67-69-10 (-2.5u)
STL +104
1u
(FD) Thursday's Leadoff.

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Cardinals vs. Royals Public Betting Percentages

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Cardinals

Public

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Royals

48%

Bets%

52%

Money%

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Betting Trends

  • Royals are 2-3 in their last 5 games.
  • Royals are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
  • Royals are 14-23 in their road games against the spread
  • The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Royals' last 5 games
  • The totals have gone OVER in 18 of Royals' 38 last games at home

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Royals		31-4417-2114-2313-2117-23
Cardinals		44-2822-1622-129-635-21

Over/Under History

overallhome o/uaway o/ufavorite o/uunderdog o/u
Royals		34-40-118-19-116-2120-1414-25-1
Cardinals		30-38-417-19-213-19-25-9-124-29-3

Straight-Up (ML) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Royals		30-4517-2113-2415-1914-26
Cardinals		40-3221-1719-1511-429-27

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Jun 17th@WSHW 6-2+1.5 WU 10.5KC +114
Jun 16th@WSHL 4-6+1.5 LO 8.5WSH +119
Jun 15th@WSHL 3-7+1.5 LO 9.5WSH +116
Jun 14thHOUW 4-0-3.5 WU 8.5KC -119
Jun 13thHOUL 7-8-1.5 LO 9.5HOU -133
Cardinals vs. Royals Starting Lineups
Cardinals Starting Lineup
Projected
PITCHERW-LERAWHIPK/9
Matthew Liberatore logoLM.Liberatore, P3-34.711.5008.28
HITTERSAVGOBPSLGHR
JJ Wetherholt logo1J.Wetherholt, 2B.259.360.39910
Ivan Herrera logo2I.Herrera, DH.261.398.4209
Jordan Walker logo3J.Walker, RF.288.341.53718
Nelson Velazquez logo4N.Velazquez, LF.333.379.5932
Alec Burleson logo5A.Burleson, 1B.285.347.48813
Masyn Winn logo6M.Winn, SS.234.316.3142
Blaze Jordan logo7B.Jordan, 3B.286.318.5711
Jose Fermin logo8J.Fermin, CF.265.318.3782
Pedro Pages logo9P.Pages, C.228.267.3744
Royals Starting Lineup
Projected
PITCHERW-LERAWHIPK/9
Noah Cameron logoLN.Cameron, P3-44.111.2148.23
HITTERSAVGOBPSLGHR
Lane Thomas logo1L.Thomas, CF.226.358.3565
Bobby Witt logo2B.Witt, SS.290.364.4519
Jac Caglianone logo3J.Caglianone, 1B.267.341.4318
Starling Marte logo4S.Marte, RF.256.314.3331
Salvador Perez logo5S.Perez, C.200.244.3229
Carter Jensen logo6C.Jensen, DH.235.302.4169
Nick Loftin logo7N.Loftin, 3B.238.346.3811
Isaac Collins logo8I.Collins, LF.217.335.3003
Michael Massey logo9M.Massey, 2B.261.278.4667

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Cardinals at Royals Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
Cardinals
40-32
N/A
N/A
Royals
30-45
N/A
N/A