Royals vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 2

Updated Jul. 2, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET

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The Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays will meet on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium, at 8:10 PM ET, with Bobby Witt Jr. and Isaac Paredes among those expected to deliver at the plate. The favored Royals have -115 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Rays, who are listed at -104. Tampa Bay is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +154 odds). The contest's total is listed at 9.5 runs.

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

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Royals vs. Rays Game Information & Odds

• When: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 8:10 PM ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Royals vs. Rays Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 5, Rays 3
• Total Prediction: Under 9.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 57%, Rays 43%

Royals vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Royals have been favorites in 31 games this season and won 22 (71%) of those contests.
• This season Kansas City has won 20 of its 28 games, or 71.4%, when favored by at least -115 on the moneyline.
• The Royals have a 53.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Rays have been underdogs in 34 games this season and have come away with the win 15 times (44.1%) in those contests.
• Tampa Bay has a win-loss record of 11-16 when favored by -104 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 51% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

FINAL

TB 5 · KC 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

+1.5

-104

O 9.5

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-116

U 9.5

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals went 3-1 over the four games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups, the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the run total two times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Royals have gone 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Witt is the Royals best hitter so far this season, hitting at a team-leading .312 clip along with 12 homers and 54 RBI.
• Of all batters in MLB, Witt ranks 48th in home runs and 16th in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has been productive as he leads his team with 55 RBI.
• Pasquantino ranks 75th in homers and 10th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Pasquantino heads into this game looking for his fourth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .474 with a double, two home runs, a walk and seven RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has 15 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 26 walks while hitting .229.
• Salvador Perez's 14 home runs pace his team.

Royals Team Props

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Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays have played as underdogs in five of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
• When it comes to hitting the over, the Rays and their opponents are 4-4-2 in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Rays have a record of 7-3-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Paredes leads the Rays with 13 home runs and 43 runs batted in, while recording a team-best batting average of .276.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Paredes' home run total ranks 37th and his RBI tally ranks 41st.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .271 with 16 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 27 walks.
• Diaz is 142nd overall in homers and 57th in RBI this year.
• Randy Arozarena is hitting .196 with 12 doubles, 11 home runs and 38 walks.
• Jose Caballero has 12 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 16 walks while hitting .246.

Rays Team Props

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