Royals vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 18, 2024

The Oakland Athletics (26-48) and JJ Bleday, coming off a four-hit game, are underdogs (+114) on the moneyline and will look to upset the Kansas City Royals (41-32) on Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET on BSKC. Kansas City’s Alec Marsh gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Hogan Harris.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Royals vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-135)
• Underdog: Athletics (+114)
• Over/under: 8

Royals vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Royals have been victorious in 18, or 75%, of the 24 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year Kansas City has won nine of 12 games when listed as at least -135 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 57.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Athletics have won 19 of the 65 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (29.2%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +114 or longer, Oakland has a 14-41 record (winning just 25.5% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Athletics a 46.7% chance to win.

Royals vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .327 with 11 home runs and 51 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Kansas City hitters this season.
• Of all MLB hitters, Witt is first in batting average, 12th in on-base percentage, and eighth in slugging.
• Maikel Garcia has collected 74 hits this season and has an OBP of .299. He’s slugging .365 on the year.
• Bleday is hitting .254 with 19 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 32 walks.
• In all of MLB, Bleday is 51st in home runs and 137th in RBI.
• Abraham Toro has a club-leading .256 batting average.

Royals vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Royals average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (eight) in the league this season.
• The Royals have pitched to a 3.80 ERA this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.257 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.5 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
• Oakland has a 4.37 team ERA that ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average baseball’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.350).