The Kansas City Royals (-165) visit Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to take on the Oakland Athletics (+135) on Thursday, June 20, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 3:37pm EDT in Oakland, CA.

This season, the Royals are 41-34 against the spread (ATS), while the Athletics are 38-38 ATS.

Royals vs Athletics Starting Pitchers Today:

• Royals starting pitcher: Seth Lugo 10-2, 2.39 ERA
• Athletics starting pitcher: Mitch Spence 4-3, 4.00 ERA

Royals vs. Athletics Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

Royals vs Athletics Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Royals will win Thursday‘s MLB game with 58.4% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.

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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Royals players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Royals Player Prop Bets Today:

• Salvador Perez has hit the RBIs Under in 21 of his last 24 games (+15.70 Units / 41% ROI)
• Bobby Witt Jr. has hit the Singles Over in 21 of his last 26 games (+14.60 Units / 41% ROI)
• Salvador Perez has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 18 of his last 24 games (+12.45 Units / 45% ROI)
• Bobby Witt Jr. has hit the Hits Over in 16 of his last 28 games (+11.75 Units / 38% ROI)
• Vinnie Pasquantino has hit the Total Bases Under in 14 of his last 17 away games (+10.65 Units / 42% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Athletics players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Athletics Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Zack Gelof has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 6 games at home (+22.50 Units / 375% ROI)
• JJ Bleday has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 29 of his last 46 games (+14.05 Units / 28% ROI)
• JJ Bleday has hit the Runs Over in 14 of his last 22 games at home (+12.50 Units / 57% ROI)
• JJ Bleday has hit the Singles Under in 14 of his last 15 games at home (+12.45 Units / 48% ROI)
• Brent Rooker has hit the Total Bases Over in 16 of his last 20 games at home (+11.15 Units / 38% ROI)

Royals Best Bets Today:

• The Kansas City Royals have covered the Run Line in 43 of their last 71 games (+10.94 Units / 11% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the Game Total Over in 18 of their last 28 games (+6.80 Units / 22% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 8 of their last 10 games (+6.05 Units / 48% ROI)
• The Kansas City Royals have hit the Moneyline in 28 of their last 52 games (+3.50 Units / 6% ROI)

Athletics Best Bets Today:

• The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 22 of their last 33 games (+9.70 Units / 25% ROI)
• The Oakland Athletics have hit the Game Total Under in 21 of their last 33 games (+8.65 Units / 24% ROI)
• The Oakland Athletics have hit the Moneyline in 14 of their last 25 games at home (+4.50 Units / 16% ROI)
• The Oakland Athletics have covered the Run Line in 13 of their last 21 games (+3.70 Units / 14% ROI)
• The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 3 of their last 7 games at home (+0.90 Units / 13% ROI)

Royals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Royals are 44-31 against the Run Line (+7.34 Units / 7.11% ROI).

• 41-34 when betting on the Moneyline for +8.3 Units / 9.47% ROI
• 34-38 when betting on the total runs Over for -7.9 Units / -9.69% ROI
• 38-34 when betting on the total runs Under for +0.5 Units / 0.61% ROI

Athletics Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Athletics are 38-38 against the Run Line (-7.2 Units / -7.54% ROI).

• 28-48 when betting on the Moneyline for -8.25 Units / -10.44% ROI
• 33-40 when betting on the total runs Over for -11.25 Units / -13.54% ROI
• 40-33 when betting on the total runs Under for +2.95 Units / 3.51% ROI

Athletics vs Royals Home Run Prop Bets Today

Athletics vs Royals Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Athletics vs Royals RBI Prop Bets Today

Athletics vs Royals Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Royals Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Opponents are hitting .435 (10-for-23) against Seth Lugo when going through the lineup the second time in a game this month (3 games) — highest among among AL Starters; League Avg: .234 — first Percentile.

Opponents are hitting .342 (13-for-38) against Seth Lugo with two-strikes this month (3 games) — highest among among AL Starters; League Avg: .176 — second Percentile.

Opponents are hitting just .200 (10-for-50) against Seth Lugo on the first pitch of at-bats this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .329 — 100th Percentile.

Seth Lugo allowed a batting average of .279 vs right-handed batters (10th worst)– ninth Percentile and just .167 vs left-handed batters in the 2022 season (10th best among qualified RPs)– 90th Percentile.

Athletics Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Opponents are hitting .500 (9-for-18) against Mitch Spence when going through the lineup the first time in a game — highest in MLB over the last two weeks; League Avg: .227 — first Percentile.

Mitch Spence has struck out just 9% (4/44) of right-handed batters he faced this month (3 games) — 2nd lowest among among AL Starters; League Avg: 23% — fourth Percentile.

Opponents batted .391 (9-for-23) against Mitch Spence — highest in MLB over the last week; League Avg: .229 — first Percentile.

Opponents are hitting just .059 (1-for-17) against Mitch Spence when going through the lineup the second time in a game — tied for best in MLB over the last two weeks; League Avg: .233 — 100th Percentile.

Royals Keys to the Game vs. the Athletics

  
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