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The Royals won 41 and lost 40 at home in 2026, then went 28-53 on the road, and no MLB team cost its backers more away from home. Every Royals prediction we write starts with where the game is played.

Two records in one season

The Kansas City Royals finished 69-93 in the 2026 regular season. Backed at the posted moneyline in each of the 162 games, they lost 21.69 units. Only three teams lost their backers more.

The Royals 2026 regular season, game by game2026-03-27 at Atlanta Braves 0-62026-03-28 at Atlanta Braves 2-62026-03-29 at Atlanta Braves 4-12026-03-30 v Minnesota Twins 3-12026-04-01 v Minnesota Twins 13-92026-04-02 v Minnesota Twins 1-52026-04-04 v Milwaukee Brewers 2-52026-04-04 v Milwaukee Brewers 8-22026-04-05 v Milwaukee Brewers 5-82026-04-06 at Cleveland Guardians 4-22026-04-07 at Cleveland Guardians 1-22026-04-08 at Cleveland Guardians 2-102026-04-09 v Chicago White Sox 0-22026-04-10 v Chicago White Sox 2-02026-04-11 v Chicago White Sox 2-02026-04-12 v Chicago White Sox 5-62026-04-14 at Detroit Tigers 1-22026-04-15 at Detroit Tigers 1-22026-04-16 at Detroit Tigers 9-102026-04-17 at New York Yankees 2-42026-04-18 at New York Yankees 4-132026-04-19 at New York Yankees 0-72026-04-20 v Baltimore Orioles 5-72026-04-21 v Baltimore Orioles 6-52026-04-22 v Baltimore Orioles 6-82026-04-24 v Los Angeles Angels 6-32026-04-25 v Los Angeles Angels 12-12026-04-26 v Los Angeles Angels 11-92026-04-28 at Athletics 4-12026-04-29 at Athletics 2-52026-04-30 at Athletics 3-62026-05-01 at Seattle Mariners 7-62026-05-02 at Seattle Mariners 3-22026-05-03 at Seattle Mariners 4-12026-05-04 v Cleveland Guardians 6-22026-05-05 v Cleveland Guardians 5-32026-05-06 v Cleveland Guardians 1-32026-05-07 v Cleveland Guardians 5-82026-05-08 v Detroit Tigers 4-32026-05-09 v Detroit Tigers 5-12026-05-10 v Detroit Tigers 3-62026-05-12 at Chicago White Sox 5-62026-05-13 at Chicago White Sox 5-62026-05-14 at Chicago White Sox 2-62026-05-15 at St. Louis Cardinals 4-52026-05-16 at St. Louis Cardinals 2-42026-05-17 at St. Louis Cardinals 2-02026-05-18 v Boston Red Sox 1-32026-05-19 v Boston Red Sox 1-72026-05-20 v Boston Red Sox 3-42026-05-22 v Seattle Mariners 0-22026-05-23 v Seattle Mariners 5-02026-05-24 v Seattle Mariners 8-62026-05-25 v New York Yankees 3-42026-05-26 v New York Yankees 1-152026-05-27 v New York Yankees 0-72026-05-29 at Texas Rangers 1-92026-05-30 at Texas Rangers 6-72026-05-31 at Texas Rangers 3-62026-06-01 at Cincinnati Reds 9-22026-06-02 at Cincinnati Reds 3-42026-06-03 at Cincinnati Reds 5-22026-06-04 at Minnesota Twins 8-62026-06-05 at Minnesota Twins 3-52026-06-06 at Minnesota Twins 3-22026-06-07 at Minnesota Twins 6-52026-06-09 v Texas Rangers 5-32026-06-10 v Texas Rangers 4-62026-06-11 v Texas Rangers 2-42026-06-12 v Houston Astros 8-102026-06-13 v Houston Astros 7-82026-06-14 v Houston Astros 4-02026-06-15 at Washington Nationals 3-72026-06-16 at Washington Nationals 4-62026-06-17 at Washington Nationals 6-22026-06-18 v St. Louis Cardinals 14-62026-06-19 v St. Louis Cardinals 6-52026-06-21 v St. Louis Cardinals 10-122026-06-22 at Tampa Bay Rays 2-12026-06-23 at Tampa Bay Rays 12-52026-06-24 at Tampa Bay Rays 3-52026-06-25 at Tampa Bay Rays 2-132026-06-26 at Chicago White Sox 1-222026-06-27 at Chicago White Sox 1-22026-06-28 at Chicago White Sox 5-42026-06-30 v Tampa Bay Rays 4-102026-07-01 v Tampa Bay Rays 0-42026-07-02 v Tampa Bay Rays 2-52026-07-04 v Philadelphia Phillies 1-62026-07-05 v Philadelphia Phillies 5-22026-07-06 v Philadelphia Phillies 15-12026-07-07 at New York Mets 16-122026-07-08 at New York Mets 2-62026-07-09 at New York Mets 3-72026-07-10 at Baltimore Orioles 3-52026-07-11 at Baltimore Orioles 1-62026-07-12 at Baltimore Orioles 2-82026-07-17 v San Diego Padres 7-62026-07-18 v San Diego Padres 6-12026-07-19 v San Diego Padres 2-192026-07-20 v San Francisco Giants 4-32026-07-21 v San Francisco Giants 3-22026-07-22 v San Francisco Giants 5-42026-07-23 at Detroit Tigers 3-42026-07-24 at Detroit Tigers 1-22026-07-25 at Detroit Tigers 3-22026-07-26 at Detroit Tigers 5-42026-07-28 at Minnesota Twins 2-32026-07-29 at Minnesota Twins 4-02026-07-30 at Minnesota Twins 3-42026-07-31 at Colorado Rockies 1-32026-08-01 at Colorado Rockies 6-122026-08-02 at Colorado Rockies 1-82026-08-04 v Minnesota Twins 8-22026-08-05 v Minnesota Twins 2-12026-08-06 v Minnesota Twins 3-42026-08-07 v Chicago Cubs 4-62026-08-08 v Chicago Cubs 6-32026-08-09 v Chicago Cubs 2-102026-08-10 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5-62026-08-11 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4-52026-08-12 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-42026-08-14 at Los Angeles Angels 7-62026-08-15 at Los Angeles Angels 0-12026-08-16 at Los Angeles Angels 3-02026-08-17 v Athletics 9-52026-08-18 v Athletics 4-32026-08-19 v Athletics 9-72026-08-20 v Athletics 6-22026-08-21 v Detroit Tigers 5-22026-08-22 v Detroit Tigers 3-12026-08-23 v Detroit Tigers 11-72026-08-25 at Toronto Blue Jays 5-32026-08-26 at Toronto Blue Jays 0-32026-08-27 at Toronto Blue Jays 13-22026-08-28 at Cleveland Guardians 3-02026-08-29 at Cleveland Guardians 8-32026-08-30 at Cleveland Guardians 1-112026-09-01 v Miami Marlins 3-62026-09-02 v Miami Marlins 6-92026-09-03 v Miami Marlins 7-32026-09-04 v Toronto Blue Jays 2-92026-09-05 v Toronto Blue Jays 3-42026-09-06 v Toronto Blue Jays 6-12026-09-07 v Arizona Diamondbacks 4-52026-09-08 v Arizona Diamondbacks 3-52026-09-09 v Arizona Diamondbacks 5-22026-09-11 at Boston Red Sox 3-22026-09-12 at Boston Red Sox 1-52026-09-13 at Boston Red Sox 1-42026-09-15 at Houston Astros 2-42026-09-16 at Houston Astros 5-22026-09-17 at Houston Astros 2-62026-09-18 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5-82026-09-19 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5-62026-09-20 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3-42026-09-22 v Chicago White Sox 11-142026-09-23 v Chicago White Sox 5-42026-09-24 v Chicago White Sox 1-92026-09-25 v Cleveland Guardians 9-122026-09-26 v Cleveland Guardians 5-112026-09-27 v Cleveland Guardians 3-2Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margin0
69-93 in 162 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Almost all of that loss came on the road. At home a unit a game lost 2.55, the tenth-best home return in baseball. Away it lost 19.14, a return of -23.6%. That is the line we watch first in any Royals game.

The Royals at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (81)won 41 (50.6%)Away (81)won 28 (34.6%)Favorite (51)won 27 (52.9%)Underdog (111)won 42 (37.8%)50%
2026 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Underdogs most nights

They were the moneyline underdog 111 times and won 42 of them, for 18.8 units lost. Seven teams were underdogs more often. As favorites, in 51 games, they went 27-24 and lost 2.89. The underdog wins that paid most came at +178 against the Philadelphia Phillies in July, +177 at Boston and +169 at Minnesota.

On the run line they got 1.5 in 115 games and covered 62, 53.9%. Across MLB the side getting 1.5 covered 58.2%. Laying 1.5, they covered 15 of 47.

When it was lost

April and May cost 17.32 units between them: 10-17, then 10-18. June to August went the other way, 4.91 units up, with August the best month at 16-11. September undid it: 7-17 and 9.14 units down.

One unit on the Royals to win, every game0-20-15-10-5-21.69 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 162 priced 2026 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The AL Central

Each division rival came round 13 times. The Minnesota Twins were the one to back them against: 8-5, 3.31 units up. The Detroit Tigers series went 7-6 and the Cleveland Guardians 6-7. The Chicago White Sox won nine of 13 and cost 5.8 units, including two of the Royals’ three shortest-priced losses, at -185 and -181 in April. Outside the division, the New York Yankees beat them all six times, while the Seattle Mariners lost five of six and paid 4.41 units, the best return from any opponent on the schedule.

The Royals against the teams they played mostChicago White Sox4-9Cleveland Guardians6-7Detroit Tigers7-6Minnesota Twins8-5Athletics5-2Tampa Bay Rays2-5Baltimore Orioles1-5Boston Red Sox1-5
2026 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The total

83 unders against 73 overs, with six pushes; five teams finished with a higher under rate.

Questions and answers

Is a Royals road game worth backing?

It was not in 2026: they went 28-53 away, and a unit a game on the road lost 19.14 units, more than any other MLB team.

What did backing the Royals as the moneyline underdog return in 2026?

A loss of 18.8 units over 111 games, in which they won 42.

Were the Royals worth backing against the Twins?

Yes in 2026: 8-5 in the season series and 3.31 units up, their best return against an AL Central rival.

Past games

  1. Guardians at Royals · 27 SepThis Guardians vs Royals game recap rewarded the preview’s underdog position almost exactly as designed.
  2. Guardians at Royals · 26 SepThis Guardians vs Royals game recap starts with the most important fact: Cleveland erased an early 3-0 deficit, beat Kansas City 11-5 and t…
  3. Guardians at Royals · 25 SepThe Guardians vs Royals recap turned into one of Friday’s wildest late-inning games.
  4. White Sox at Royals · 24 SepThe White Sox vs Royals recap turned into a postseason celebration almost immediately.
  5. Royals at White Sox · 23 SepThe Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals recap starts with the verified final: Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 5.
  6. Royals at White Sox · 22 SepThe Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals recap starts with the verified final: Chicago White Sox 14, Kansas City Royals 11.
  7. Pirates at Royals · 20 SepThe Kansas City Royals visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, September 18, 2026, at PNC Park for a series opener.
  8. Royals at Pirates · 20 SepThe Royals vs Pirates recap delivered the plus-money result ScoresAndStats targeted, but Pittsburgh needed a late answer to get there.
  9. Royals at Pirates · 19 SepThe Royals vs Pirates recap turned against the preview in the eighth inning.
  10. Royals at Pirates · 18 SepThe Royals vs Pirates recap belonged to Konnor Griffin.
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  1. Royals at Astros · 17 SepThe Royals vs Astros recap belongs to Houston’s power bats.
  2. Royals at Astros · 16 SepRoyals at Astros
  3. Royals at Astros · 16 SepThe Royals vs Astros recap followed the most important part of the ScoresAndStats pregame thesis almost perfectly.
  4. Royals at Astros · 15 SepGood number or no bet.
  5. Royals at Red Sox · 13 SepThe Royals vs Red Sox recap followed the favorite script almost from the first pitch.
  6. Royals at Red Sox · 12 SepThe Royals vs Red Sox recap delivered the correction Boston bettors wanted after Kansas City stole Friday’s opener.
  7. Royals at Red Sox · 11 SepFinal: Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 2, on Friday, September 11, 2026.
  8. Royals at Red Sox · 11 SepThe Royals vs Red Sox recap went against the pregame favorite thesis.

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