Data Skrive:
The Oakland Athletics (27-48) hope to complete a two-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals (41-33) when the teams meet at 3:37 PM ET on Thursday. The Royals are -189 favorites to prevent the Athletics from completing the sweep. Seth Lugo takes the mound for Kansas City while Mitch Spence is Oakland’s starter for the contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $30.58
Royals to win vs Athletics -189
Royals vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-189)
- Underdog: Athletics (+158)
- Over/under: 7
Royals vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Royals have won in 18, or 72%, of the 25 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Kansas City has not lost in six games when named as a moneyline favorite of -189 or better.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 65.4% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Athletics have gone 20-46 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 30.3% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +158 or longer, Oakland has a 9-16 record (winning just 36% of its games).
- The Athletics have an implied moneyline win probability of 38.8% in this contest.
Royals vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in home runs with 11, runs batted in with 51 and his batting average of .321 is also best on his team.
- Among all hitters in baseball, Witt’s home run total ranks him 40th and his RBI tally places him 10th.
- Maikel Garcia has collected 74 hits this season and has an OBP of .295. He’s slugging .359 on the year.
- JJ Bleday paces the Athletics with a team-high batting average of .261.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Bleday’s home run total puts him 52nd, and his RBI total ranks 126th.
- Abraham Toro has 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 11 walks while batting .256.
Royals vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Royals have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- The Royals have the 12th-ranked ERA (3.85) in the majors this season.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.262 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.5 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
- Oakland has the 23rd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.35).
- Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.347).