Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals — Head-to-Head Betting History

Cleveland Guardians lead Kansas City Royals 4-3 through 7 meetings this season.

2026 season meetings

Date Matchup Result (Cleveland Guardians) Cleveland Guardians bet % Cleveland Guardians money % Odds
2026-04-06 Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians L 2-4 70.0% 76.0% -115
2026-04-07 Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians W 2-1 66.0% 69.0% -120
2026-04-08 Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians W 10-2 58.0% 72.0% +116
2026-05-04 Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals L 2-6 46.0% 49.0% +104
2026-05-05 Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals L 3-5 69.0% 72.0% -115
2026-05-06 Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals W 3-1 45.0% 46.0% +120
2026-05-07 Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals W 8-5 28.0% 23.0% +115

What the head-to-head says

Cleveland Guardians have the upper hand against Kansas City Royals so far this season at 4-3 through 7 meetings. The splits table above shows the bet and money percentages at the latest pre-game snapshot for each meeting, alongside the final score.

For matchup pages, the bet- and money-percent columns are projected onto Cleveland Guardians's side — so the same column means "the market's Cleveland Guardians lean at the snapshot" regardless of who was home or away. Read for trend: a sustained gap between bet% and money% on Cleveland Guardians across meetings is a stronger signal than any single game. Cleveland Guardians-leaning markets that Cleveland Guardians cover are exactly the kind of public-and-money-agree pattern the data shows is least exploitable.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals matchup like historically?

Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals have met 7 times this season. See the head-to-head page for splits and results from each meeting.

What is the difference between bet% and money%?

Bet% is the share of tickets wagered on a side. Money% is the share of dollars. They diverge when one side draws bigger bets per ticket than the other.

How does Fade the Public Analytics calculate splits?

We aggregate publicly reported sportsbook handle on a sub-hourly cadence. See our methodology page for the full breakdown.

Why does this page only show this season's meetings?

Our schedule data starts with the current MLB season. As the season progresses, more head-to-head meetings will appear here. Prior-season backfill is planned but not yet live.

What is a meaningful bet% / money% gap?

A 10-point gap is the threshold we treat as noise vs. signal. 15+ points is meaningful — it usually means the average bet on the money side is materially larger than on the public side.

Sharp vs. public money

"Sharp" money is wagering activity from sophisticated, high-volume bettors. On any single game it shows up as a money percentage that exceeds the bet percentage on the same side. Across a season-long head-to-head, a persistent gap between bet% and money% in Cleveland Guardians's favor or Kansas City Royals's favor is the sharper read than the standings. See our methodology →

How we track public bets and money — see our methodology →

Last updated: May 27, 2026 at 8:41 PM UTC

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