Royals vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 20

Updated Jun. 20, 2024 3:00 p.m. ET

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Seth Lugo takes the mound for the Kansas City Royals on Thursday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum against JJ Bleday and the Oakland Athletics. First pitch is at 3:37 PM ET in this final game of a three-game series. The favored Royals have -189 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Athletics, who are listed at +158. Kansas City (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The over/under for the matchup is listed at 7 runs.

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.

Royals vs. Athletics Highlights | MLB on FOX

Check out the best moments between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, June 19.

Royals vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 3:37 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 7 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 53%, Athletics 47%

Royals vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Royals have entered the game as favorites 26 times this season and won 18, or 69.2%, of those games.
• Kansas City has a record of 6-1 when favored by -189 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 65.4% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• The Athletics have been victorious in 21, or 31.3%, of the 67 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Oakland has a mark of 9-16 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +158 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 38.8% chance of pulling out a win.

FINAL

KC 3 · OAK 2

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-152

O 7.5

Oakland Athletics

OAK

+1.5

+126

U 7.5

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals did not win a game while favored on the moneyline over the last 10 games in three tries.
• Over their last 10 matchups, the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Royals' ATS record is 3-7-0 over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 11 home runs and 52 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .323.
• Witt's home runs place him 40th in the majors, and he ranks ninth in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .240 with 14 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 23 walks.
• Garcia is 177th in home runs and 41st in RBI in the bigs.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .241 with 20 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 31 walks.
• Pasquantino has at least one base hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double and five walks.
• Salvador Perez has hit 11 home runs to pace his team.
• Perez is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with a home run and three RBI.

Royals Team Props

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

Athletics Recent Betting Performance

• In 10 games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Athletics have a record of 2-8.
• The Athletics and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Athletics have six wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• Bleday is hitting .257 with 22 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 33 walks.
• Bleday's home run total places him 52nd in MLB, and he ranks 126th in RBI.
• Brent Rooker proven to be a run producer as he paces his team with 13 home runs and 44 runs batted in, with a team-leading .260 batting average.
• Rooker ranks 25th in homers and 23rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Abraham Toro is hitting .256 with 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 11 walks.
• Shea Langeliers has swatted a team-leading 13 long balls.

Athletics Team Props

Royals vs. Athletics Highlights | MLB on FOX

Check out the best moments between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, June 19.

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