The Kansas City Royals are on the road at the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday’s MLB schedule for 2024. This is the start of a three game series featuring an American League Central team on the road at an American League West foe. Let’s get to our Royals vs Athletics game predictions to make your Free MLB picks today:
The Kansas City Royals are 41-32 on the season. Kansas City is in second place in the American League Central. Kansas City is coming off a loss to the Dodgers on Sunday.
For the Oakland Athletics, they are 26-48. The Athletics have dropped to last place in the American League West. Oakland comes into the game on a nine game losing streak. The Athletics lost 8-7 at the Twins on Sunday. We like the losing streak for the Athletics to continue. 10 in a row. We are going to take the Kansas City Royals -134 over the Oakland Athletics.
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Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Information
Before making your Royals vs Athletics game predictions, some information on these MLB teams:
Kansas City Royals (41-32) vs Oakland Athletics (26-48)
Location of the game: Oakland Coliseum; Oakland, CA
Date & Time: Tuesday June 18th, 2024; 6:40 pm PST
Where to Watch: BSKC
Previous Meeting: The Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on May 19th, 2024.
Royals vs Athletics Picks

- Pick: Kansas City Royals -134
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Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Odds
Take a look at the current MLB betting odds according to the BetUS sportsbook lines:
1Moneyline:
Kansas City Royals -134, Oakland Athletics +114
2Total:
7.5
3Runline:
Kansas City Royals -1.5 (+125), Oakland Athletics +1.5 (-154)
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Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
Witt Jr. Leads the Charge: Young Star Powers Royals’ Offense
The Kansas City Royals are paced offensively by Bobby Witt. The young shortstop has been fantastic, as he leads the team with a .327 batting average. Witt also has 19 doubles on the season, which is tied with Vinnie Pasquantino. Salvador Perez also has 11 homeruns for the Royals, tied with Witt.
After this series in Oakland, the Kansas City Royals will head to Texas and take on the Rangers. Next week, the Kansas City Royals will head back home and host the Marlins for three MLB game matchups and Guardians for four.
Struggles at the Plate: A’s Offense Among MLB’s Worst
The Athletics have been one of the worst offensive teams in all of MLB stats. Oakland is hitting .220 on the season, which is 29th out of 30 teams. The Athletics have scored 3.6 runs per game, which is 28th out of 30 MLB teams. Oakland has hit 84 homeruns, which is the fifth most in all of MLB team stats.
Oakland sees Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker leading the power charge. They both have 14 homeruns as they come into this game. The Athletics also have seen JJ Bleday lead the team with 19 doubles.
Starting Pitchers
Alec Marsh (KC)
Marsh is 5-3 on the season for the Kansas City Royals, with a 3.63 earned run average according to the MLB player stats. This is his 13th start of the season, and he has gone 67 innings and struck out 61 batters.
Hogan Harris (OAK)
Harris has thrown 25.1 innings on the season and is yet to record a win or loss for the Oakland Athletics. His ERA sits at 2.49. Harris has struck out 23 batters and walked 9 on the season.
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Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Closure for the pick analysis
This seems like another good opportunity for Kansas City to come away with a win. The Royals have been playing pretty good baseball this season, and Oakland is struggling big time. We are going to take the Kansas City Royals on the road here. Our final bet for this game is the Kansas City Royals -134 over the Oakland Athletics. Good luck and enjoy our Royals vs Athletics game predictions!
Discover the latest stats and trends of this matchup here:
June 18 2024 Royals vs Athletics Match Recap
Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
It has been a rough go for the Oakland Athletics of late, but they were able to pick up a 7-5 win on Tuesday night. Find out how that result impacted those that placed a wager on this matchup in the American League.
Run Line: The Athletics were getting 1.5 runs on the run line in this game, and that made the odds not something that was worth checking out. Oakland didn’t need those extra runs as they took control of this game.
Money Line: Despite playing this game at home, Oakland came into the matchup with moneyline odds at +135. The Athletics were able to pick up an impressive win, and they have been tough on their home field.
Total: Taking the over was a good bet to make in this matchup as these teams combined for 12 runs in this game. That line was only set at 8.5 total runs, and that line is still higher than what you normally see.
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