Red Sox vs. Royals Prediction: Kansas City Predicted to Win Friday's MLB Matchup [5/9/2025]

The Kansas City Royals and Boston redsox will meet in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, starting at 7:40PM ET.

Michael Lorenzen (3-3, 4.23 ERA) will get the ball for the Royals, up against Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.78 ERA) for the Red Sox.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Royals as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Boston-Kansas City game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Royals' chance of winning is 51%, while the Red Sox' is 49%."

For expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Red Sox vs. Royals predictions page.

Royals vs. Red Sox Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's MLB game between the Red Sox and Royals 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives the Royals a 51% chance of defeating the Red Sox.

According to our model, the Royals (+1.5) have a 63% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 9 runs has a 53% chance of staying under.

Red Sox vs. Royals Odds [5/9/2025]

We have researched the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Red Sox	Royals
Run Line	-1.5 (+145)	+1.5 (-172)
Moneyline	-110	-106
Total	o9 (-102)	u9 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Red Sox vs. Royals Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's Red Sox vs. Royals matchup is on the over/under.

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Red Sox vs. Royals Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's MLB action between the Royals and Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium is scheduled to start at 7:40PM ET.

• Who: Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals
• Date: Friday, May 9, 2025
• Time: 7:40PM ET/4:40PM PT
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict the Royals, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat the Red Sox on Friday.

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