Reds vs Royals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for June 3

Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m.

The MLB’s Wednesday slate includes the Cincinnati Reds facing the Kansas City Royals.

All the information you need to make smart wagers on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook can be found below. Check out all of the latest MLB betting lines here.

Cincinnati Reds (31-29) vs. Kansas City Royals (23-38)
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
Venue: Great American Ball Park — Cincinnati, Ohio
Coverage: Reds.TV and Royals.TV

Reds vs Royals Odds & Moneyline

All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
Moneyline: CIN: (-158) | KC: (+134)
Spread: CIN: -1.5 (+132) | KC: +1.5 (-160)
Total: 8.5 — Over: (-105) | Under: (-115)

Reds vs Royals Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Chase Burns (Reds) – 7-1, 1.96 ERA vs Stephen Kolek (Royals) – 3-1, 3.48 ERA

The Reds will give the ball to Chase Burns (7-1, 1.96 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 8 on the season, and the Royals will turn to Stephen Kolek (3-1, 3.48 ERA). When Burns starts, his team is 8-3-0 against the spread this season. Burns’ team has been victorious in 75% of the games he’s started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 6-2. The Royals have a 3-2-0 record against the spread in Kolek’s starts. The Royals have a 3-1 record in Kolek’s four starts this season when they were the moneyline underdog.

Reds vs Royals Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Reds win (61.9%)

Looking at the moneyline for Royals-Reds, Kansas City is the underdog at +134, and Cincinnati is -158 playing at home.

The Reds are 1.5-run home favorites on the runline against the Royals. The Reds are +132 to cover, and the Royals are -160.

An over/under of 8.5 has been set for Reds-Royals on June 3, with the over being -105 and the under -115.

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The Reds have come away with 11 wins in the 20 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
Cincinnati has a record of 3-2 when favored by -158 or more this year.
The Reds and their opponents have gone over in 36 of their 58 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
In 58 games with a line this season, the Reds have a mark of 33-25-0 against the spread.
The Royals have won 34.4% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (11-21).
Kansas City has played in three games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +134 or longer without winning.
In the 58 games bookmakers have set an over/under for the Royals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 27 times (27-31-0).
The Royals have a 25-33-0 record ATS this season (covering 43.1% of the time).

Reds Player Leaders

Sal Stewart has 58 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .352. He has a .258 batting average and a slugging percentage of .467.
Among all qualified hitters, he ranks 66th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 47th, and he is 45th in slugging.
Spencer Steer has 11 doubles, nine home runs and 21 walks. He’s batting .277 and slugging .461 with an on-base percentage of .351.
Among all qualified, he is 43rd in batting average, 48th in on-base percentage and 49th in slugging percentage.
Steer heads into this matchup looking to extend his six-game hit streak. In his last 10 outings he is batting .294 with two doubles, two home runs, six walks and five RBIs.
JJ Bleday has collected 34 base hits, an OBP of .387 and a slugging percentage of .632 this season.
Nathaniel Lowe is batting .256 with a .338 OBP and 25 RBI for Cincinnati this season.

Royals Player Leaders

Bobby Witt Jr. has racked up 68 hits with a .356 on-base percentage and a .471 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Royals. He’s batting .283.
Including all qualified players in the big leagues, he ranks 30th in batting average, 45th in on-base percentage and 43rd in slugging percentage.
Maikel Garcia is batting .268 with 15 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 20 walks. He’s slugging .384 with an on-base percentage of .325.
He is 55th in batting average, 90th in on-base percentage and 104th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .208 with seven doubles, two triples, five home runs and 28 walks.
Salvador Perez is hitting .207 with six doubles, nine home runs and 12 walks.

6/2/2026: 4-3 CIN (Favorite: Reds, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -122, Underdog Moneyline: +104)
6/1/2026: 9-2 KC (Favorite: Reds, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)
5/28/2025: 3-2 KC (Favorite: Reds, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -120, Underdog Moneyline: +102)
5/27/2025: 7-2 CIN (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -122, Underdog Moneyline: +104)
5/26/2025: 7-4 CIN (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -116, Underdog Moneyline: -102)
8/18/2024: 8-1 KC (Favorite: Reds, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -110, Underdog Moneyline: -106)
8/17/2024: 13-1 KC (Favorite: Reds, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -124, Underdog Moneyline: +106)
8/16/2024: 7-1 KC (Favorite: Reds, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -138, Underdog Moneyline: +118)
6/14/2023: 7-4 CIN (Favorite: Reds, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -110, Underdog Moneyline: -106)
6/13/2023: 5-4 CIN (Favorite: Reds, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -112, Underdog Moneyline: -104)