The Oakland A’s (19-29) and Kansas City Royals (28-19) wrap up their 3-Game series Sunday. First pitch from Kauffman Stadium is slated for 2:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the A’s vs. Royals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Royals lead 2-0
Oakland dropped their 7th straight game Saturday after losing to the Royals 5-3 on Saturday afternoon. The A’s tied the game in the 2nd inning with a 2-run HR from RF Seth Brown, but were outscored 3-1 the rest of the way. RHP Ross Stripling gave up 4 ER in 5 IP. Oakland has been outscored 41-13 over their 7-game losing streak.
The Royals are looking for the sweep after RHP Seth Lugo improved to 7-1 with 10 strikeouts in 5 2/3 IP. Kansas City got multi-hit efforts from 3B Maikel Garcia, DH Michael Massey and LF Nelson Velazquez.
A’s at Royals projected starters
LHP JP Sears vs. RHP Brady Singer
Sears (3-2, 3.96 ERA) makes his 10th start. He has a 1.14 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9 and 6.3 K/9 in 50 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 2 K in 2-1 loss at the Houston Astros Tuesday
- Has never started against the Royals
- 2024 road splits: 1-1, 3.68 ERA, 29 1/3 IP, 23 H, 12 ER, 7 BB, 23 K in 5 starts
Singer (3-2, 2.84 ERA) makes his 10th start. He has a 1.11 WHIP, 2.8 BB/9 and 9.2 K/9 in 50 2/3 IP.
- Last start: Loss, 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 K in 3-1 loss at Colorado Rockies Sunday
- Career vs A’s: 0-3, 5.70 ERA, 23 2/3 IP, 15 ER, 24 H, 5 BB, 20 K in 4 starts
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A’s at Royals odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:12 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): A’s +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Royals -166 (bet $166 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): A’s +1.5 (-146) | Royals -1.5 (+122)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -102 | U: -120)
A’s at Royals picks and predictions
Prediction
Royals 4, A’s 1
Moneyline.
PASS.
I’ve got the Royals (-164) completing the sweep on Sunday, but I’m not paying all that juice. I’ll keep my wager to the run line.
Run line/Against the spread
BET ROYALS -1.5 (+122).
The A’s are not just losing, they are getting beat up. Over their 7-game losing streak, they’ve been beaten by 2 or more runs in 6 of them. They’ve also lost 9 of their last 10 games. There is just not much going right for this Oakland team.
Meanwhile, Kansas City is 17-8 at Kauffman stadium, winning 4 of their last 5 at home. Singer has looked dominant in his last 2 home starts, 1-0, 11 1/3 IP, 2 ER, and 12 Ks. Oakland is also hitting under .200 on the road this season.
All the signs point to the Royals winning this game comfortably on Sunday.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 9 (-120).
All the trends lean this game to the Under. I’ve already spoken about the offensive production issues for the A’s, scoring just 13 runs over their last 7 games. The Royals are 3rd in the MLB in runs allowed per game (3.46).
The game has gone Under the total in their last 3 meetings. Oakland is 0-4-1 against the Over in their last 5, while the Royals are 1-5 in their last 6.
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