Royals vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 18

Updated Jun. 18, 2024 9:03 p.m. ET

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The Oakland Athletics will look to Tyler Soderstrom for continued success at the plate when they take the field against Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, in the first game of a three-game series at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Royals are favored in this one, at -133, while the underdog Athletics have +113 odds to win. Kansas City is a 1.5-run favorite (at +131 odds). The total is 8 runs for the game.

Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Royals-Athletics game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Royals vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

• When: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 9:40 PM ET
• Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
• How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Royals vs. Athletics Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 5, Athletics 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 54%, Athletics 46%

Royals vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Royals have won 18, or 75%, of the 24 games they've played as favorites this season.
• Kansas City is 9-3 this season when entering a game favored by -133 or more on the moneyline.
• The Royals have a 57.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 65 games this year and have walked away with the win 19 times (29.2%) in those games.
• This season, Oakland has been victorious 14 times in 56 chances when named as an underdog of at least +113 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 46.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

FINAL

KC 5 · OAK 7

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-131

o8

Oakland Athletics

OAK

+1.5

+111

u8

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals have been named the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers only one time in the last 10 games, and lost that matchup.
• Over their last 10 outings, the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the run total six times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Royals have put together a 5-5-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. has a team-high batting average of .327, while leading the Royals in home runs (11) and runs batted in (51).
• In all of Major League Baseball, Witt is 40th in homers and seventh in RBI.
• Witt has collected a hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with a double, two walks and three RBI.
• Garcia is batting .247 with 14 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 23 walks.
• Garcia ranks 168th in homers and 42nd in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .240 with 19 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 30 walks.
• Pasquantino will look to build on his two-game hitting in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a double, six walks and three RBI.
• Salvador Perez's 11 home runs are a team-high mark.

Royals Team Props

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

• The Athletics have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents have failed to hit the over six times.
• The Athletics are 5-5-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• JJ Bleday is hitting .254 with 19 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 32 walks.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Bleday is 51st in home runs and 138th in RBI.
• Abraham Toro has a club-leading .256 batting average.
• Toro-Hernandez is 130th in home runs and 151st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Brent Rooker has been solid source of run production for the Athletics with 13 long balls and 41 runs batted in.
• Shea Langeliers has collected a team-best 13 home runs.

Athletics Team Props

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