Royals vs. Guardians Prediction: Kansas City Predicted to Win Sunday's MLB Matchup [4/13/2025]

The Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals will meet in MLB action at Progressive Field on Sunday, starting at 1:40PM ET.

The Guardians will have Ben Lively (0-1, 4.40 ERA) as their starting pitcher, while the Royals are going with Cole Ragans (0-0, 2.81 ERA).

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

"Using the most recent data, our experts ran 10,000 simulations of Sunday's Kansas City-Cleveland game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After accounting for recent updates and other variables, our prediction shows the Royals with a win probability of 56%, while the Guardians have 44%."

For a closer look at Sunday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Royals vs. Guardians predictions page.

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

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Sunday's MLB matchup between the Royals and Guardians 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives the Royals a 56% chance of beating the Guardians.

According to our model, the Guardians (+1.5) have a 58% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 7 runs has a 57% chance of going over.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 5:28PM, Apr 13

Moneyline

Over / Under

Run Line

Royals

Win %

56%

44%

-135

+120

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Guardians

Royals KC

-135

Win %

56%

44%

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Guardians CLE

+120

Cole Ragans 0-0, 2.81 ERA

Ben Lively 0-1, 4.40 ERA

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Royals vs. Guardians Odds [4/13/2025]

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Royals vs. Guardians Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Royals vs. Guardians matchup is on the run line.

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Royals vs. Guardians Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Sunday's MLB action between the Guardians and Royals at Progressive Field is scheduled to begin at 1:40PM ET.

• Who: Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians
• Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025
• Time: 1:40PM ET/10:40AM PT
• Venue: Progressive Field

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Sunday's Royals vs. Guardians matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict the Royals, with a 56% win probability, will likely beat the Guardians on Sunday.

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