The Chicago Cubs (59-41) and Kansas City Royals (49-52) will meet on Tuesday at Wrigley Field, with first pitch at 8:05 p.m. ET.
The Cubs are favored at home (-260) versus the Royals (+209). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Chicago Cubs looking to Matthew Boyd (10-3), and Richard Hill getting the nod for the Kansas City Royals.
The Royals beat the Cubs 12-4 yesterday, with Noah Cameron getting the win (6.0 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 7 K) and Salvador Perez leading the way offensively (going 2 for 4 with two home runs and four RBIs). Ben Brown (4.0 IP, 6 R, 7 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Cubs.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s Cubs vs. Royals contest, including viewing options.
Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 6:17 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Cubs (-260, bet $260 to win $100)Underdog: Royals (+209, bet $100 to win $209)Over/under: 9Cubs vs. Royals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, July 22, 2025Game time: 8:05 p.m. ETLocation: Chicago, IllinoisStadium: Wrigley FieldTV channel: MARQ and FDSKCLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Cubs stats and trendsCubs betting recordsThe Cubs have won 47, or 69.1%, of the 68 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Chicago has entered seven games this season favored by -260 or more, and won each of those games.The moneyline for this contest implies a 72.2% chance of a victory for the Cubs.Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 51 of 100 chances this season.In 100 games with a spread this season, the Cubs are 50-50-0 ATS.Matthew Boyd (Cubs probable starter)Boyd (10-3) takes the mound for the Cubs in his 20th start of the season. He has a 2.34 ERA in 111 2/3 innings pitched, with 102 strikeouts.The lefty last appeared on Saturday, July 12 against the New York Yankees, when he tossed eight scoreless innings while giving up four hits.The 34-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.34, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 19 games this season. Opponents have a .227 batting average against him.Boyd heads into this matchup with 13 quality starts under his belt this season.Boyd is seeking his 10th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.9 frames per appearance on the mound.He will attempt for his third straight outing without allowing an earned run.The opposing Royals offense has the 24th-ranked slugging percentage (.379) and ranks 29th in MLB play with 81 home runs. It has a collective .245 batting average, and is 16th in MLB with 831 total hits and 28th in MLB action scoring 355 runs.The 34-year-old’s 2.34 ERA ranks fifth, 1.030 WHIP ranks 11th, and 8.2 K/9 ranks 34th among qualifying pitchers this season.Cubs batting statsThe Cubs have hit 150 homers this season, which ranks third in the league.Hitters for Chicago rank second in the majors with a combined .447 team slugging percentage.The Cubs have a team batting average of .256 this season, which ranks fourth among MLB teams.Chicago has scored the second-most runs in the majors this season with 527.The Cubs are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .324.Chicago ranks fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.7 whiffs per contest.Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThe Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 62 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times (46.8%) in those games.Oddsmakers have given Kansas City the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +209 moneyline listed for this contest.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 32.4% chance of pulling out a win.Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 40 of its 101 opportunities.The Royals are 52-49-0 against the spread in their 101 games that had a posted line this season.Richard Hill (Royals probable starter)Hill will take the mound to start for the Royals, his first of the season.It’s the season debut and his first appearance in more than a year for the 45-year-old left-hander.The Cubs are second in MLB action with 527 runs scored this season, and are batting .256 with 150 home runs (third in baseball).Royals batting statsThe Royals have hit 81 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in baseball.So far this season, Kansas City’s .379 slugging percentage is 24th in baseball.The Royals have the 19th-ranked batting average in the league (.245).The offense for Kansas City is No. 28 in MLB action scoring 3.5 runs per game (355 total runs).The Royals’ .300 on-base percentage is 25th in baseball.