{"id":2404292,"date":"2026-05-06T08:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2404292"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:13:49","slug":"royals-vs-guardians-prediction-odds-moneyline-spread-over-under-for-may-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-vs-guardians-prediction-odds-moneyline-spread-over-under-for-may-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals vs Guardians Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread &#038; Over\/Under for May 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Royals versus the Cleveland Guardians is on the MLB schedule for Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Before you do any <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/mlb\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">MLB betting<\/a> on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here&#8217;s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Kansas City Royals (17-19) vs. Cleveland Guardians (18-19)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, May 6, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7:40 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Kauffman Stadium &#8212; Kansas City, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coverage:<\/strong> Royals.TV and CleGuardians.TV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>All <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/mlb\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">MLB odds<\/a>, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moneyline:<\/strong> KC: (-134) | CLE: (+116)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spread:<\/strong> KC: -1.5 (+158) | CLE: +1.5 (-192)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> 7.5 &#8212; Over: (-122) | Under: (+100)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Royals<\/a> vs <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/cleveland-guardians\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Guardians<\/a> Probable Starting Pitchers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Probable Pitchers:<\/strong> Cole Ragans (Royals) &#8211; 1-4, 5.29 ERA vs Joey Cantillo (Guardians) &#8211; 1-1, 3.67 ERA<\/p>\n<p>The probable starters are Cole Ragans (1-4) for the Royals and Joey Cantillo (1-1) for the Guardians. Ragans and his team have a record of 2-4-0 against the spread when he starts. Ragans&#8217; team is 1-2 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline favorite. The Guardians have gone 5-2-0 against the spread when Cantillo starts. The Guardians have a 3-1 record in Cantillo&#8217;s four starts this season when they were the underdog on the moneyline.<\/p>\n<p><em>All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.numberfire.com\/mlb\/games\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">numberFire<\/a>.<\/em><br \/><strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Royals win (53.8%)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Cleveland is a +116 underdog on the moneyline, while Kansas City is a -134 favorite at home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>The Guardians are at +1.5 on the runline against the Royals. The Guardians are -192 to cover the spread, and the Royals are +158.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>A total of 7.5 runs has been set for the Royals-Guardians contest on May 6, with the over available at -122 and the under at +100.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/promotions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Bet on Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians on FanDuel today!<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>The Royals have been chosen as favorites in 15 games this year and have walked away with the win nine times (60%) in those games.<\/li>\n<li>This season Kansas City has come away with a win four times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -134 on the moneyline.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals and their opponents have gone over in 14 of their 34 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.<\/li>\n<li>In 34 games with a line this season, the Royals have a mark of 17-17-0 against the spread.<\/li>\n<li>The Guardians have won 47.4% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (9-10).<\/li>\n<li>Cleveland has a 5-6 record (winning 45.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +116 or longer.<\/li>\n<li>The Guardians have had an over\/under set by oddsmakers 36 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 18 of those games (18-18-0).<\/li>\n<li>The Guardians have an 18-18-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50% of the time).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Royals<\/a> Player Leaders<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Bobby Witt Jr. has 41 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .434, both of which are tops among Kansas City hitters this season. He has a .287 batting average and an on-base percentage of .358.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualified hitters in the majors, his batting average ranks 36th, his on-base percentage ranks 55th, and he is 63rd in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Witt hopes to build on a five-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .273 with a double, a home run, a walk and an RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Maikel Garcia is hitting .256 with nine doubles, a triple, three home runs and 14 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .406 with an on-base percentage of .322.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualified, he is 76th in batting average, 104th in on-base percentage and 87th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .192 with a .352 slugging percentage and 18 RBI this year.<\/li>\n<li>Salvador Perez has been key for Kansas City with 29 hits, an OBP of .245 plus a slugging percentage of .353.<\/li>\n<li>Perez has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .263 with two doubles and five RBIs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Jose Ramirez is batting .212 with eight doubles, six home runs and 24 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .401 with an on-base percentage of .329.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualified hitters in the big leagues, he is 144th in batting average, 89th in on-base percentage and 89th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Chase DeLauter paces his team with 35 hits and a .388 OBP, with a team-leading .543 slugging percentage. He has a batting average of .302.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualifying hitters, his batting average puts him 28th, his on-base percentage is 23rd, and he is 16th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Brayan Rocchio is hitting .261 with four doubles, three home runs and 11 walks.<\/li>\n<li>Angel Martinez has seven doubles, five home runs and four walks while batting .271.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li><strong>5\/5\/2026:<\/strong> 5-3 KC (Favorite: Guardians, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -116, Underdog Moneyline: -102)<\/li>\n<li><strong>5\/4\/2026:<\/strong> 6-2 KC (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -122, Underdog Moneyline: +104)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4\/8\/2026:<\/strong> 10-2 CLE (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -134, Underdog Moneyline: +114)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4\/7\/2026:<\/strong> 2-1 CLE (Favorite: Guardians, Spread: -1.5, Total: 6.5, Favorite Moneyline: -122, Underdog Moneyline: +104)<\/li>\n<li><strong>4\/6\/2026:<\/strong> 4-2 KC (Favorite: Guardians, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: +100)<\/li>\n<li><strong>9\/11\/2025:<\/strong> 3-2 CLE (Favorite: Guardians, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -136, Underdog Moneyline: +116)<\/li>\n<li><strong>9\/10\/2025:<\/strong> 4-3 KC (Favorite: Guardians, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -110, Underdog Moneyline: -106)<\/li>\n<li><strong>9\/9\/2025:<\/strong> 2-0 CLE (Favorite: Guardians, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -110, Underdog Moneyline: -106)<\/li>\n<li><strong>9\/8\/2025:<\/strong> 10-2 CLE (Favorite: Guardians, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -116, Underdog Moneyline: -102)<\/li>\n<li><strong>7\/27\/2025:<\/strong> 4-1 KC (Favorite: Royals, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -136, Underdog Moneyline: +116)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sign up for <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/click\/8\/172462;7577239;369307;211;0\/?ft_width=1&amp;ft_height=1&amp;gdpr=$%7BGDPR%7D&amp;gdpr_consent=$%7BGDPR_CONSENT_78%7D&amp;us_privacy=$%7BUS_PRIVACY%7D&amp;url=36820660\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/click\/8\/270261;9559798;369307;211;0\/?gdpr=$%7BGDPR%7D&amp;gdpr_consent=$%7BGDPR_CONSENT_78%7D&amp;us_privacy=$%7BUS_PRIVACY%7D&amp;force_transparent=true&amp;url=https:\/\/www.fanduel.com\/contests\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">FanDuel Daily Fantasy<\/a> today!<\/em><\/p>\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 www.fanduel.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m. The Kansas City Royals versus the Cleveland Guardians is on the MLB schedule for Wednesday. Before you do any MLB betting on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here&#8217;s everything you need to know. Kansas City Royals (17-19) vs. Cleveland Guardians (18-19) Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Time: 7:40 p.m. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2404293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2404292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Royals-vs-Guardians-Prediction-Odds-Moneyline-Spread-OverUnder-for.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404292"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404294,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404292\/revisions\/2404294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}