Rangers vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 22

Updated Jun. 22, 2024 4:00 p.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

The Texas Rangers and Wyatt Langford will hit the field against the Kansas City Royals and Maikel Garcia on Saturday at 4:05 PM ET, in the second of a three-game series at Globe Life Field. The Rangers are -148 moneyline favorites for this matchup with the Royals (+125). Texas is the run-line favorite (-1.5). An 8-run total has been listed in this game.

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Rangers-Royals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

Rangers Manager Bruce Bochy ejected vs. Twins after arguing a reversed foul tip call

Texas Rangers' Manager Bruce Bochy was ejected vs. the Minnesota Twins after umpires reversed foul tip call.

Rangers vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 4:05 PM ET
• Where: Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
• How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Rangers vs. Royals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rangers 5, Royals 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rangers 50%, Royals 50%

Rangers vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Rangers have entered the game as favorites 40 times this season and won 22, or 55%, of those games.
• Texas has entered 15 games this season favored by -148 or more and is 8-7 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 59.7% chance to win.
• The Royals have been victorious in 22, or 46.8%, of the 47 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Kansas City has a win-loss record of 6-10 when favored by +125 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 44.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

FINAL

KC 0 · TEX 6

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Kansas City Royals

KC

+1.5

+123

o8

Texas Rangers

TEX

-1.5

-147

u8

Rangers Recent Betting Performance

• Over the last 10 games, the Rangers were listed as the moneyline favorite by bookmakers only twice, and they split those games.
• In their last 10 outings, the Rangers and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Rangers' record against the spread is 6-4-0 over their past 10 games.

Rangers Recent Stats

Rangers Player Insights

• Marcus Semien has been the Rangers top run producer this season, leading the team with 43 RBI while hitting .252 with 11 home runs.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Semien's home run total places him 45th, and his RBI tally puts him 27th.
• Corey Seager's 14 home runs pace his team.
• Seager is 20th in homers and 67th in RBI in the bigs.
• Josh Smith leads the Rangers with a .299 batting average.
• Smith will look to build on his three-game hitting in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .364 with a double, a home run, two walks and five RBI.
• Adolis Garcia has 11 doubles, 13 home runs and 21 walks while batting .212.

Rangers Team Props

Learn more about this Rangers vs. Royals matchup on Fox Sports.

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• In seven games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Royals have a record of 2-5.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents have failed to hit the over six times.
• The Royals have a record of 3-7-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the lineup with a batting average of .318, while leading the Royals in home runs, with 12 and runs batted in with 53.
• Witt ranks 34th in home runs and 10th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .240 with 14 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 24 walks.
• Maikel Garcia is currently 182nd in home runs and 43rd in RBI in the big leagues.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .237 with 20 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 31 walks.
• Salvador Perez has 15 doubles, 11 home runs and 24 walks while batting .286.

Royals Team Props

Rangers Manager Bruce Bochy ejected vs. Twins after arguing a reversed foul tip call

Texas Rangers' Manager Bruce Bochy was ejected vs. the Minnesota Twins after umpires reversed foul tip call.

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily.

FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience

Texas Rangers

Kansas City Royals

share

in this topic

Major League Baseball

Texas Rangers

Kansas City Royals

MLB - Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers - 06/22/2024