Royals vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 19, 2024

Following a four-hit effort in a loss to the Twins, JJ Bleday leads the Oakland Athletics (26-48) into action as +148 underdogs against the Kansas City Royals (41-32). The game gets underway from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at 9:40 PM ET on Wednesday, live on BSKC. Cole Ragans takes the mound for Kansas City while Luis Medina is Oakland’s starter for the contest.

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Royals vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-175)
• Underdog: Athletics (+148)
• Over/under: 7.5

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.
• Kansas City has not lost in eight games this year when favored by -175 or better on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 63.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Athletics have won 29.2% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (19-46).
• Oakland is 9-22 (winning only 29% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +148 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Athletics a 40.3% 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 lead Kansas City hitters this season.
• Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Witt is 40th in homers and seventh in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .247 with an OBP of .299 and a slugging percentage of .365 this season.
• Bleday is hitting .254 with 19 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 32 walks.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Bleday ranks 51st in homers and 143rd in RBI.
• Abraham Toro is hitting .256 to pace his team.

Royals vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Royals have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
• Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.80 this year, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.257 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.5 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
• Oakland’s 4.37 team ERA ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average MLB’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.350).