Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics odds, tips and betting trends | June 19

On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics (27-48) are hosting the Kansas City Royals (41-33), at 9:40 PM ET, in the second Game of a three-Game set.

The Athletics (+158 underdog moneyline odds to win) host the Royals (-189). The Royals will give the ball to Cole Ragans (4-4) versus the Athletics and Luis Medina (0-2).

Here’s what you need to prepare for Wednesday’s Royals vs. Athletics contest, including viewing options.

Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Royals (-189, bet $189 to win $100)
• Underdog: Athletics (+158, bet $100 to win $158)
• Over/under: 7

Royals vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Royals stats and trends

Royals betting records

• The Royals have won 18, or 72%, of the 25 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Kansas City has entered six games this season favored by -189 or more, and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from the Royals, based on the moneyline, is 65.4%.
• Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 34 of 74 chances this season.
• The Royals have an ATS record of 43-31-0 in 74 games with a spread this season.

Cole Ragans (Royals probable starter)

• Ragans makes the start for the Royals, his 16th of the season. He is 4-4 with a 3.14 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 86 2/3 innings pitched.
• The lefty last appeared on Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he tossed seven innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up six hits.
• In 15 games this season, the 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.14, with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .224 against him.
• Ragans is trying to claim his fourth quality start in a row in this outing.
• Ragans will look to extend an 11-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.7 innings per appearance).
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 15 outings this season.
• He will take the hill against an Athletics offense that ranks 27th in MLB with 555 total hits (on a .222 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .374 (18th in MLB) with 85 total home runs (sixth in MLB).
• Ragans has pitched seven innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out seven against the Athletics this season.
• The 26-year-old’s 3.14 ERA ranks 25th, 1.140 WHIP ranks 30th, and 10.7 K/9 ranks 10th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Royals batting stats

• The Royals’ 72 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.
• Fueled by 219 extra-base hits, Kansas City ranks ninth in MLB with a .404 slugging percentage this season.
• The Royals have a team batting average of .249 this season, which ranks ninth among MLB teams.
• Kansas City is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking fifth with 356 total runs this season.
• The Royals have the 13th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.312).
• Kansas City has shown patience at the plate this season with the fourth-best rate of strikeouts per game (6.9) among MLB offenses.

Athletics stats and trends

Athletics betting records

• The Athletics have been victorious in 20, or 30.3%, of the 66 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Oakland has been victorious nine times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least +158 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 38.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 33 of its 75 opportunities.
• The Athletics have an against the spread record of 38-37-0 in 75 games with a line this season.

Luis Medina (Athletics probable starter)

• The Athletics are sending Medina (0-2) to the mound to make his fourth start of the season. He is 0-2 with a 5.87 ERA and 10 strikeouts through 15 1/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance came on Thursday against the Minnesota Twins, when the right-hander tossed five innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing eight hits.
• The 25-year-old has amassed a 5.87 ERA and 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings across three games this season, while allowing a batting average of .250 to opposing hitters.
• Medina has put up two starts this season where he pitched five or more innings.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his three appearances this season.
• The opposing Royals offense has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.404) and ranks 19th in home runs hit (72) in all of MLB. They have a collective .249 batting average, and are 12th in the league with 615 total hits and fifth in MLB play scoring 356 runs.

Athletics batting stats

• The Athletics rank sixth in MLB play with 85 total home runs.
• So far this season, Oakland ranks 18th in baseball, slugging .374.
• The Athletics have the third-worst batting average in the majors (.222).
• The offense for Oakland is No. 28 in MLB action scoring 3.6 runs per game (273 total runs).
• The Athletics rank 28th in the majors with a .292 on-base percentage.