Rangers vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 23, 2024

Josh Smith, batting .304 this season, leads the Texas Rangers (36-40) into a matchup with one of the league’s other top hitters, Bobby Witt Jr. (.314 AVG) and the Kansas City Royals (42-36). Smith and the Rangers are -152 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at Globe Life Field, beginning at 2:35 PM ET live on BSKC. Max Scherzer will get the ball for Texas while Kansas City will counter with Alec Marsh.

Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Rangers vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-152)
• Underdog: Royals (+129)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rangers vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been victorious in 23, or 56.1%, of the 41 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Texas has a record of 6-6 when favored by -152 or more this year.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 60.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Royals have won 22 of the 48 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (45.8%).
• Kansas City has a 6-9 record (winning 40% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +129 or longer.
• The Royals have a 43.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Rangers vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien is batting .252 for Texas with a team-high 43 RBI.
• Of all MLB hitters, Semien is 73rd in batting average, 85th in on-base percentage, and 75th in slugging.
• Corey Seager is slugging .440 this season, with a team-best 14 homers while driving in 35 runs.
• Witt paces the Royals in home runs (12), runs batted in (53) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .314.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Witt’s home run total puts him 35th, and his RBI total ranks 10th.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .238 with 14 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 24 walks.

Rangers vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
• The Rangers have the 17th-ranked ERA (4.06) in the majors this season.
• Rangers pitchers have a 1.277 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
• The eight strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
• Kansas City has the 13th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.91).
• The Royals have the 16th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.278).