Its Monday, July 21 and the Royals (48-52) are in Chicago to open a series against the Cubs (59-40).
Noah Cameron is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Ryan Brasier for Chicago.
The Cubs have now won four of their last six following a weekend series win over the Red Sox. Chicago was denied a sweep of Boston yesterday as the Sox salvaged the series with a 6-1 win at Wrigley. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Dansby Swanson each collected a couple of hits in the loss.
Kansas City took Sunday’s game against the Marlins, 7-4, to prevent a sweep at the hands of Miami. It was just their second win in their last six games. Kris Bubic pitched five shutout innings to earn his eighth win of the campaign and Salvador Perez went yard for the 15th time this season to pace the attack in yesterday’s win. The veteran catcher is now 12 home runs shy of 300 for his career.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Royals at Cubs
- Date: Monday, July 21, 2025
- Time: 8:05PM EST
- Site: Wrigley Field
- City: Chicago, IL
- Network/Streaming: FDSNKC, MARQ, MLBN
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Odds for the Royals at the Cubs
The latest odds as of Monday:
- Moneyline: Royals (+116), Cubs (-138)
- Spread: Cubs -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Royals at Cubs
- Pitching matchup for July 21, 2025: Noah Cameron vs. Ryan Brasier
- Royals: Noah Cameron (3-4, 2.31 ERA)
Last outing: 7/13 vs. Mets – 6.2IP, 0ER, 7H, 2BB, 8Ks - Cubs: Ryan Brasier (0-0, 1.04 ERA)
Last outing: 7/19 vs. Boston – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 2Ks
- Royals: Noah Cameron (3-4, 2.31 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Royals at Cubs
- The Cubs have won 4 of their last 5 games against the Royals
- The Under is 7-3 in the Cubs’ last 10 games
- The Cubs have covered in 4 of their last 5 games showing a profit of 3.01 units
- Pete Crow-Armstrong is riding a modest 5-game hitting streak (7-17)
- Kyle Tucker was 2-9 in the series against the Red Sox
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Royals and the Cubs
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday’s game between the Royals and the Cubs:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Chicago Cubs on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Kansas City Royals at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.
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