Rays vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 16

Updated Jul. 16, 2023 1:00 p.m. ET

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The Tampa Bay Rays will send a hot-hitting Isaac Paredes to the plate against the Kansas City Royals and Bobby Witt Jr., who has been on a tear as of late, when the teams square off on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET. Oddsmakers list the Rays as -215 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Royals +179 moneyline odds. Tampa Bay is favored on the run line (-1.5 with -131 odds). The total is 9.5 runs for the matchup (with -117 odds on the over and -103 odds to go under).

The Tampa Bay Rays will hand the ball to Zach Eflin (10-4, 3.25 ERA), who is looking for win No. 11 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Brady Singer (5-8, 5.80 ERA).

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Rays-Royals game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Rays vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

• When: Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 2:10 PM ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Rays vs. Royals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rays 6, Royals 5
• Total Prediction: Over 9.5 runs
• Win Probabilities:

Rays vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Rays have entered the game as favorites 79 times this season and won 54, or 68.4%, of those games.
• This season Tampa Bay has won 13 of its 16 games, or 81.2%, when favored by at least -215 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 68.3% chance to win.
• The Royals have won in 23, or 29.1%, of the 79 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Kansas City has been victorious seven times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least +179 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 35.8% chance of pulling out a win.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays were favored on the moneyline in seven of their last 10 games, and they went 3-4 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times.
• The Rays have gone 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

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Rays Player Insights

• Wander Franco has 22 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .278.
• Including all MLB hitters, Franco is 32nd in batting average, 51st in on-base percentage, and 54th in slugging.
• Franco takes a hitting streak of two games into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with a double, a home run, four walks and an RBI.
• Randy Arozarena's 59 runs batted in pace his team.
• Arozarena ranks 32nd in homers and 15th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Paredes has 14 doubles, 16 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .261.
• Josh Lowe is batting .276 with 17 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 16 walks.

Rays Team Props

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

• In 10 games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Royals have a record of 2-8.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents have failed to hit the over six times.
• The Royals are 2-8-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Witt Jr. leads the lineup with a batting average of .257, and paces the Royals in home runs, with 15 and runs batted in with 48.
• Witt Jr.'s home run total puts him 41st in MLB, and he is 52nd in RBI.
• Witt Jr. carries a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .333 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs, two walks and eight RBI.
• Salvador Perez has shown off his power as he leads his team with 15 home runs.
• Perez is 41st overall in homers and 93rd in RBI this season.
• Maikel Garcia has 11 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 19 walks while hitting .275.
• MJ Melendez has 17 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 35 walks while batting .207.

Royals Team Props

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