Royals vs. Athletics: Odds, spread, over/under
The Oakland Athletics (34-90) and the Kansas City Royals (40-86) will clash in the series opener on Monday, August 21 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, with Paul Blackburn getting the ball for the Athletics and Tucker Davidson taking the hill for the Royals. The first pitch will be thrown at 9:40 PM ET.
Oddsmakers list the Athletics as -130 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Royals +110 moneyline odds to win. The over/under is 8.5 runs for this contest (with -115 odds on the over and -105 odds to go under).
Royals vs. Athletics Time and TV Channel
- Date: Monday, August 21, 2023
- Time: 9:40 PM ET
- TV: NBCS-CA
- Location: Oakland, California
- Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- Probable Pitchers: Blackburn - OAK (3-3, 4.09 ERA) vs Davidson - KC (1-2, 6.39 ERA)
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Royals vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Run Line and Total
See the odds, run line and over/under for this matchup on different sportsbooks.
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Royals vs. Athletics Betting Trends and Insights
- The Athletics lost the only game they've played as the favorite this season.
- The Athletics have not yet played as moneyline favorites of -130 or shorter.
- Oakland has a 56.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Over the last 10 games, the Athletics have not been the moneyline favorite.
- In its last 10 matchups, Oakland and its opponents combined to hit the over on the total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
- The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 112 games this year and have walked away with the win 36 times (32.1%) in those games.
- The Royals have a mark of 33-71 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +110 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Royals have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
- Kansas City and its opponents have combined to hit the over six times in the last 10 games with a total.
Royals vs. Athletics Player Props
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