As we continue through the middle third of the regular season schedule, the Kansas City Royals (22W-41L) will visit the Oakland Athletics (22W-44L) at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday, June 18 at 1:07 pm PT.
Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals Odds
Oakland Athletics -110 | Kansas City Royals -106 (BET NOW)
Over/Under 7.5 total points (BET NOW)
Oakland Athletics
This season, the A’s’ are hitting .210 as a team. As far as defense goes, the team has an ERA of 4.51 and a .979 fielding percentage. They were defeated by the Boston Red Sox 3-4 in their last game on Wednesday, and are currently ranked number five in the American League West. Having said that, do you think they can put one in the win column here?
The Oakland Athletics will play without Skye Bolt (Oblique), Brent Honeywell Jr. (Elbow), Daulton Jefferies (Arm), Stephen Piscotty (Calf) and Deolis Guerra (Elbow).
Kansas City Royals
The overall regular season batting average for the Royals is .242 and in terms of pitching, the team has an ERA of 5.23. With regard to fielding, the team has a percentage of .987. They were beaten by the San Francisco Giants 2-3 the last time they met on Wednesday, and are currently number five in the American League Central. Will the Royals get the win this time?
The Kansas City Royals are without Joel Payamps (Undisclosed), Donald Greinke (Flexor), Cameron Gallagher (Hamstring), Raúl Mondesi (Knee), Jacob Brentz (Flexor), Tyler Zuber (Shoulder) and Edward Olivares (Quad).
Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals Predictions
Moneyline Pick: Oakland Athletics (-110)
Over/Under Pick: Under 7.5 total points (-118)
Runline Pick: Kansas City Royals -1.5 runs (+176)
(*Predictions based on our proprietary predictive algorithm software)