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

Updated May. 18, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals will look to get to Ross Stripling when he starts for the Oakland Athletics on Saturday at 7:10 PM ET, in the second game of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Bookmakers list the Royals as -185 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Athletics +154 moneyline odds to win. Kansas City is the favorite on the run line (-1.5). A 9.5-run total is set in the contest.

Take a look at everything you need 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: Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 7:10 PM ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA

Royals vs. Athletics Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 4, Athletics 3
• Total Prediction: Under 9.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 62%, Athletics 38%

Royals vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Royals have been favorites in 16 games this season and won 12 (75%) of those contests.
• Kansas City has entered five games this season favored by -185 or more, and won each of those games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 64.9% chance to win.
• The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 41 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (34.1%) in those games.
• This season, Oakland has come away with a win eight times in 18 chances when named as an underdog of at least +154 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 39.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

FINAL

OAK 3 · KC 5

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Oakland Athletics

OAK

+1.5

+164

O 9.5

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-198

U 9.5

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals went 4-2 over the six games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Royals and their opponents combined to hit the over five times.
• The Royals are 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .291 with 12 doubles, five triples, five home runs and 17 walks.
• Of all hitters in the majors, Witt ranks 75th in homers and 49th in RBI.
• Salvador Perez has shown his power as he paces his team with eight home runs and 34 runs batted in, with a team-best .335 batting average.
• Perez is 31st in home runs and sixth in RBI among all major league batters this season.
• Perez heads into this matchup looking for his fourth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .412 with three doubles, three walks and an RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and 13 walks while hitting .238.
• Garcia will look to build on his five-game hitting in this game. During his last five outings he is batting .227 with a home run and four RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has 12 doubles, five home runs and 19 walks while hitting .230.

Royals Team Props

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

• In 10 games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Athletics have a record of 2-8.
• When it comes to hitting the over, the Athletics and their opponents are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Athletics have a record of 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• Brent Rooker paces the Athletics with 10 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 28.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Rooker's home run total is 10th and his RBI tally ranks 24th.
• Abraham Toro's .293 batting average leads his team.
• Toro-Hernandez is currently 117th in home runs and 113th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Shea Langeliers has 10 home runs, best in the lineup.
• JJ Bleday is batting .242 with 12 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 18 walks.

Athletics Team Props

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