Rangers vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 21, 2024

Following a big two-homer game in a win over the Athletics, Freddy Fermin leads the Kansas City Royals (42-34) into action as +125 underdogs against the Texas Rangers (34-40). First pitch from Globe Life Field at 8:05 PM ET on Friday, live on BSSW. Nathan Eovaldi starts for Texas while Brady Singer is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.

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Rangers vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-149)
• Underdog: Royals (+125)
• Over/under: 8

Rangers vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been favorites in 39 games this season and have come away with the win 21 times (53.8%) in those contests.
• This season Texas has been victorious seven times in 14 chances when named as a favorite of at least -149 on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 59.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Royals have gone 22-24 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.8% of those games).
• Kansas City has a record of 6-10 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +125 or longer (37.5%).
• The Royals have an implied moneyline win probability of 44.4% in this game.

Rangers vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien leads Texas in runs batted in with 40 while batting .253.
• Among all MLB hitters, Semien is 72nd in batting average, 79th in on-base percentage, and 72nd in slugging.
• Corey Seager is slugging .450 this season, with a team-best 14 homers while driving in 35 runs.
• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with 12 home runs and 53 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .322.
• Witt’s home run total ranks 32nd in the big leagues, and he is eighth in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has 14 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 23 walks while batting .239.

Rangers vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
• The Rangers have pitched to a 4.15 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
• Rangers pitchers have a 1.295 WHIP this season, 21st in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective eight K/9, the fifth-worst in MLB.
• Kansas City has a 3.84 team ERA that ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals have the 15th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.273).