Royals vs. Rays Predictions & Picks
Friday's game that pits the Tampa Bay Rays (58-35) against the Kansas City Royals (26-65) at Kauffman Stadium has a projected final score of 6-5 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of the Rays, who is a small favorite in this matchup according to our model. Game time is at 8:10 PM on July 14.
The Rays will give the nod to Tyler Glasnow (2-3) versus the Royals and Alec Marsh (0-2).
Royals vs. Rays Game Info & Odds
- When: Friday, July 14, 2023 at 8:10 PM ET
- Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
- How to Watch on TV: BSKC
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Royals vs. Rays Score Prediction
Our pick for this contest is Rays 6, Royals 5.
Total Prediction for Royals vs. Rays
- Total Prediction: Over 9 runs
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Royals Performance Insights
- The Royals have played as the underdog in 10 of their past 10 games and have gone 3-7 in those contests.
- In its previous 10 games with a total, Kansas City and its opponents have combined to exceed the over/under on six occasions.
- The Royals' ATS record is 1-1-0 over their last 10 games (bookmakers set spreads in two of those matchups).
- The Royals have won in 23, or 29.5%, of the 78 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, Kansas City has been victorious two times in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +220 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Royals have an implied victory probability of 31.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Kansas City is the second-lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.7 runs per game (337 total).
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.22 ERA this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
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