Royals Vs Athletics Prediction: MLB Betting Lines & Picks

The Oakland Athletics (6-26) hope to stop their three-game losing run versus the Kansas City Royals (8-24), at 8:10 PM ET on Friday.

The favored Royals (-153 on the moneyline to win) host the Athletics (+129). The total for the game is set at 9.5 total runs.

The betting facts in this article reflect odds as of May 5, 2023 at 11:12 AM ET. Ready to bet?

Royals vs Athletics Betting Lines

Royals Betting Insights

• The Royals lost the only game they’ve played as the favorite this season.
• Kansas City has not been bigger favorites this season than the -153 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 60.5% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 16 of its 32 games with a total this season.
• The Royals have an ATS record of 11-21-0 in 32 games with a spread this season.

Royals Last 10 Games Trend

Athletics Betting Insights

• The Athletics have won in six, or 18.8%, of the 32 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Oakland has been victorious five times in 26 chances when named as an underdog of at least +129 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 43.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with Oakland has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 21 of 32 chances this season.
• The Athletics are 13-19-0 against the spread in their 32 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Athletics Last 10 Games Trend

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Royals Probable Pitcher – Brad Keller

• Keller’s team is 4-2-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed six hits in 5 1/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins.
• In six starts this season, Keller has lasted five or more innings three times, with an average of 5.0 innings per appearance.
• This will be Keller’s first game as the moneyline favorite this season.
• Keller’s team has won three of his six starts.
• Games started by Keller have a 3-3-0 record at hitting the over this season.

Royals Relief Pitchers

Athletics Probable Pitcher – Kyle Muller

• The Athletics are sending Muller (0-2) out for his seventh start of the season. He is 0-2 with a 6.28 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings pitched.
• The left-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds, when he went five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up five hits.
• Muller will try to extend a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.7 frames per outing).
• The Athletics have a 1-5 record in Muller’s six starts this season when they were the underdog on the moneyline.
• Muller’s team has a 1-5 record in his six starts.
• Muller’s starts with a set total this season have hit the over in three of six contests.

Athletics Relief Pitchers

Royals Hitting Trends

• The Royals are 2-4 this season in games when they hit two or more bombs.
• Kansas City has gone 4-4 in its eight games this season with at least five extra-base hits.
• The club has totaled at least eight hits 17 times this season, and has a 7-10 record in those games.
• Kansas City is 6-4 in games this season when it put up at least five runs.
• The Royals are 1-4 over the five games this season when they have drawn at least five walks.

Athletics Hitting Trends

• They’ve hit two or more homers in 11 games this season and are 4-7 in those matchups.
• Oakland has gone 1-2 this season when collecting five or more extra-base hits as a team.
• They have a record of 4-10 this season when collecting eight or more base hits in a game.
• In 11 games this season with five or more runs scored, it has posted a record of 4-7.
• They have a 2-4 record this season when drawing five or more walks in a game.

Royals vs. Athletics Prediction

Moneyline Pick: Royals (-153)
Over/Under Pick: Over (9.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.

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