Its Friday, May 9 and the Red Sox (19-19) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (22-16).
Hunter Dobbins is slated to take the mound for Boston against Michael Lorenzen for Kansas City.
Brayan Bello and three Sox relievers shut out the Rangers yesterday, 5-0. Rafael Devers smacked his sixth home run of the season and drove in two runs to pace the offense. Royals’ pitching was also exceptional yesterday. Kris Bubic went seven innings and struck out seven as KC rolled the White Sox 10-0. Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-5 and drove in two runs in the win.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Red Sox at Royals
- Date: Friday, May 9, 2025
- Time: 7:40PM EST
- Site: Kauffman Stadium
- City: Kansas City, MO
- Network/Streaming: NESN, FDSNKC
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Odds for the Red Sox at the Royals
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Red Sox (-114), Royals (-105)
- Spread: Red Sox -1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Red Sox at Royals
- Pitching matchup for May 9, 2025: Hunter Dobbins vs. Michael Lorenzen
- Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.78 ERA)
Last outing: 5/3 vs. Minnesota – 5.2IP, 4ER, 7H, 2BB, 2Ks - Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-3, 4.23 ERA)
Last outing: 5/4 at Baltimore – 4.2IP, 5ER, 7H, 1BB, 5Ks
- Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.78 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Red Sox at Royals
- Rafael Devers is 10-25 in May (7 games)
- Bobby Witt Jr. is riding a 5-game hitting streak (10-22)
- Despite scoring 10 runs yesterday, Royals’ games are still 25-13-1 to the UNDER this season
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Red Sox and the Royals
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Red Sox and the Royals:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play 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 under on the Game Total of 9.0.
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