The Cincinnati Reds (29-28) have lost three games in a row as they prepare to play the Kansas City Royals (22-36), who have dropped five in a row. The Reds are favored (-176) to stop their streak in Monday’s outing, which begins at 7:10 p.m. ET at Great American Ball Park. Kansas City has not named a starting pitcher while Cincinnati is projected to start Chase Burns.

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Reds vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Reds (-176)
• Underdog: Royals (+148)
• Over/under: 9

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have won 11 of the 19 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (57.9%).
• Cincinnati has a record of 1-2 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -176 or shorter (33.3% winning percentage).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Reds a 63.8% chance to win.
• Cincinnati has played in 57 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 35 times (35-21-1).
• The Reds have a 33-24-0 record against the spread this season.

Reds hitting info

• Sal Stewart has a team-high 12 homers.
• Stewart ranks 27th in homers and 23rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
• Elly De La Cruz has shown his power as he leads his team with 12 home runs and 37 runs batted in, with a team-best .274 batting average.
• De La Cruz ranks 27th in homers and 16th in RBI among hitters in baseball.
• Spencer Steer is hitting .265 with 10 doubles, seven home runs and 19 walks.
• Steer has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .211 with three walks and three RBIs.
• JJ Bleday is hitting .295 with six doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 18 walks.
• Bleday enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with three home runs, three walks and four RBIs.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors with a collective 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cincinnati’s 4.73 team ERA ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Reds average baseball’s second-worst WHIP (1.450).
• Reds pitchers combine to surrender the third-most home runs in baseball (81 total, 1.4 per game).
• Cincinnati lost to the Braves 5-2 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have been underdogs in 31 games this season and won 10 (32.3%) of those contests.
• Kansas City has played as an underdog of +148 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The implied probability of a win by the Royals, based on the moneyline, is 40.3%.
• Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 26 of 58 chances this season.
• The Royals are 24-34-0 against the spread in their 58 chances this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.284), home runs (nine) and runs batted in (26) this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Witt’s home run total is 46th, and his RBI total is 85th.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .268 with an OBP of .325 and a slugging percentage of .384 this season.
• Among all major league hitters, Garcia ranks 196th in homers and 136th in RBI.
• Garcia has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in RBI with 26 while batting .213 with five home runs.
• Pasquantino enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .375 with two doubles, four walks and two RBIs.
• Salvador Perez leads Kansas City in home runs with nine while driving in 25 runs and slugging .364.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
• Kansas City has the 24th-ranked ERA (4.52) in the majors this season.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.405 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
• The Royals have allowed the 24th-fewest home runs this season with 69, or 1.2 per game.
• Last time out, Kansas City fell to the Rangers 7-6. Its pitchers compiled seven strikeouts and 14 hits allowed.