Royals vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 24

Updated May. 24, 2024 6:01 p.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals will play Isaac Paredes and the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday at Tropicana Field, at 6:50 PM ET. The favored Royals have -117 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Rays, who are listed at -102. Kansas City is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +143 odds). The game's total is set at 8 runs.

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

White Sox vs. Rays Highlights | MLB on FOX

Check out the best moments from the Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays game on Monday, May 6.

Royals vs. Rays Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, May 24, 2024 at 6:50 PM ET
• Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
• How to Watch on TV: BSSUN

Royals vs. Rays Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 6, Rays 5
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 53%, Rays 47%

Royals vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Royals have won 16, or 80%, of the 20 games they've played as favorites this season.
• Kansas City has a record of 14-3 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -117 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Royals, based on the moneyline, is 53.9%.
• The Rays have won in eight, or 50%, of the 16 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• Tampa Bay has a mark of 4-6 in contests where bookmakers favor it by -102 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 50.5% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

KC 8 · TB 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Kansas City Royals

KC

-1.5

-117

O 8

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

+1.5

-102

U 8

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals won each of the five games they played while the moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups, the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Royals are 8-2-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. has 15 doubles, six triples, seven home runs and 18 walks while batting .308.
• Witt ranks 49th in homers and 17th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Witt carries a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .282 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs, two walks and 12 RBI.
• Perez has hit nine home runs with 39 RBI while batting .337. Those stats are all team-highs.
• Perez ranks 24th in home runs and sixth in RBI on the season.
• Maikel Garcia has 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 14 walks while batting .266.
• Garcia is on a 10-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last 10 games he is batting .364 with three doubles, two triples, a home run, a walk and eight RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has 13 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 21 walks while batting .232.
• Pasquantino is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a double, a triple, two walks and six RBI.

Royals Team Props

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

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• In six games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Rays have a record of 4-2.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Rays and their opponents are 3-6-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Rays have won six of their last 10 games against the spread.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Paredes leads the Rays with nine home runs and 28 runs batted in, while recording a team-best batting average of .308.
• Paredes' home run total places him 24th in the big leagues, and he ranks 39th in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz has nine doubles, four home runs and 18 walks while hitting .255.
• Among all major league hitters, Diaz is 144th in homers and 58th in RBI.
• Jose Caballero is batting .263 with eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 walks.
• Amed Rosario is hitting .294 with six doubles, three triples, two home runs and three walks.

Rays Team Props

White Sox vs. Rays Highlights | MLB on FOX

Check out the best moments from the Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays game on Monday, May 6.

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily.

share

in this topic

Major League Baseball

Tampa Bay Rays

Kansas City Royals

MLB - Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays - 05/24/2024

Gambling