{"id":1953993,"date":"2025-08-11T13:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T13:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1953993"},"modified":"2025-08-11T13:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T13:44:12","slug":"nationals-at-royals-prediction-odds-expert-picks-starting-pitchers-betting-trends-stats-for-august-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nationals-at-royals-prediction-odds-expert-picks-starting-pitchers-betting-trends-stats-for-august-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationals at Royals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It&#8217;s Monday, August 11 and the Nationals (47-70) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (58-60). <b>Cade Cavalli<\/b> is slated to take the mound for Washington against <b>Bailey Falter<\/b> for Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals return home after a nine-game home stand that they finished 4-5. Whereas Washington won two straight to edge San Francisco in a three-game series, but that&#8217;s been about all that&#8217;s gone right recently. The Nationals lost eight of nine games prior to that for a 3-8 record in the past 11 contests.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Falter will make his second start with the Royals and first at home after a 4.0 inning and 7 earned run road debut in Boston (earned a loss) following his trade from the Pirates. Cavalli makes his second start of the season after 4.1 innings of no run ball versus the Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We\u2019ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks &amp; best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.<\/p>\n<p>Follow <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/fantasy\/football\/player-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rotoworld Player News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Rotoworld Player News<\/a><\/span> for the latest fantasy and betting player news and analysis all season long.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Game details &amp; how to watch Nationals at Royals<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Date:\u00a0Monday, August 11, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Network\/Streaming: MASN, FDSNKC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a second of the action and stay up-to-date with all the latest team stats and player news. Check out our day-by-day <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/mlb\/schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB schedule page;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">MLB schedule page<\/a><\/span>, along with detailed matchup pages that update live in-game with every out.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Odds for the Nationals at the Royals<\/h2>\n<p><b>The latest odds as of Monday:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Moneyline:\u00a0Nationals (+125), Royals (-150)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li\/>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Probable starting pitchers for Nationals at Royals<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Pitching matchup for August 11, 2025: <b>Cade Cavalli<\/b> vs. <b>Bailey Falter<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Nationals: Cade Cavalli, (0-0, 0.00 ERA)<br \/>Last outing: 0.00 ERA, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Royals: Bailey Falter, (7-6, 3.73 ERA)<br \/>Last outing: 15.75 ERA, 7 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 2 Strikeouts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rotoworld still has you covered with all the latest <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/fantasy\/baseball\/player-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB player news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">MLB player news<\/a><\/span> for all 30 teams. Check out the feed page right here on NBC Sports for headlines, injuries and transactions where you can filter by league, team, positions and news type!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Expert picks &amp; predictions for tonight\u2019s game between the Nationals and the Royals<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Rotoworld Best Bet<\/h3>\n<p>Please bet responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over\/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday\u2019s game between the Nationals and the Royals:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Moneyline:\u00a0NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Kansas City Royals on the Moneyline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Spread:\u00a0NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Washington Nationals at +1.5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Total:\u00a0NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 9.0.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want even more <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/betting\/mlb\/tools\/game-predictions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB best bets and predictions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">MLB best bets and predictions<\/a><\/span> from our expert staff &amp; tools? Check out the Expert MLB Predictions page from NBC.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Top betting trends &amp; insights to know ahead of Nationals at Royals<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Kansas City is 5-5 in the last 10 games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Washington is 3-8 in the last 11 games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Washington is 5-4 in the last 9 road games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">The Royals have won four of their last five home games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">The under has cashed in the Nationals&#8217; last four games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">The Nationals have won their last two games by margins of two runs and eight runs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for every single game on the schedule today, check out our <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/betting\/mlb\/tools\/top-trends\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB Top Trends tool;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">MLB Top Trends tool <\/a><\/span>on NBC Sports!<\/p>\n<p>Follow our experts on socials to keep up with all the latest content from the staff:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Jay Croucher (@croucherJD)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Trysta Krick (@Trysta_Krick)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Monday, August 11 and the Nationals (47-70) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (58-60). Cade Cavalli is slated to take the mound for Washington against Bailey Falter for Kansas City. The Royals return home after a nine-game home stand that they finished 4-5. 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