Royals vs. Athletics Picks & Best Bets 18th Jun 2024: MLB Prediction, Betting Odds, Player Props & Trends
The Oakland Athletics will go up against the Kansas City Royals in MLB action on Tuesday at Oakland Coliseum, starting at 9:40 p.m. ET.
We have performed 10,000 simulations of Tuesday's MLB matchup using advanced AI technology to determine the best Royals vs. Athletics bets, player props and predictions.
Based on these simulations, we predict that the Royals have a 52% chance of beating the Athletics.
To get the best value from these predictions, we continually monitor the most favorable odds for each market. This means that the sportsbooks listed below are currently offering the biggest payouts for the specified plays.
Our Royals vs. Athletics Betting Picks & Predictions
Today's Royals vs. Athletics picks combine the power of AI, stats and analytics to produce MLB predictions that are free from the emotional biases typical of human-made picks.
Royals vs. Athletics Game Information
- Game Date: Tuesday, June 18th, 2024
- Game Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
- Location: Oakland Coliseum
- Run Line: Royals -1.5 / Athletics +1.5
- Moneyline: Royals -130 / Athletics +112
- Scoring Total: Over/Under 8 Runs (-105/-108)
Athletics +1.5 @ -154 via FanDuel Sportsbook
- According to our simulations, the Athletics have a 61% chance of covering the run line, while the Royals have a probability of 39%.
- FanDuel Sportsbook offers the best odds for this bet at -154.
Total Runs Over 8 @ -105 via FanDuel Sportsbook
- The over/under for total runs scored is set at 8 at FanDuel Sportsbook, which offers the best odds for the over at -105.
- Our analysis indicates a slightly higher likelihood of the 8-run total going over.
Royals vs. Athletics Moneyline Odds
The sportsbooks have released the moneyline odds for this matchup, with the Kansas City Royals at -130 via BetMGM, whilst the Oakland Athletics are available at +112 with FanDuel Sportsbook.
According to the model, the Royals are favored to win this game, with our projections assigning them a 52% chance of prevailing.
Even though the Royals are more likely to win, FanDuel Sportsbook offers +112 odds on the Athletics moneyline, making it our recommended moneyline bet, as it represents the best value currently available.
Our Player Prop Picks for Royals vs. Athletics
Here are the best MLB player props for Tuesday's Royals vs. Athletics game.
Kansas City Royals Prediction - Dairon Blanco To Get a Hit (-185)
- Our top prop bet for the Royals is on Dairon Blanco to get a hit.
- Our analysis projects this prop to have a probability of 69.7%, giving us an edge of 4.8% over the -185 odds offered by BetMGM.
Oakland Athletics Prediction - Hogan Harris Under 3.5 Strikeouts (+126)
- Our best prop bet for the Athletics is on Hogan Harris to have under 3.5 strikeouts.
- According to our analysis, this prop has a probability of 62.4%, providing an edge of 18.1% on the +126 odds available at FanDuel.
These MLB player props today are based purely on advanced modeling techniques that factor in variables including but not limited to past form and opponent trends, meaning you can trust that there is no bias that comes into play.
Royals vs. Athletics Betting Trends
In addition to our MLB prop picks, we have sourced the best Royals vs. Athletics trends to enhance your research and betting strategy for this matchup.
Garrett Hampson to Record a Hit
Garrett Hampson has recorded at least one hit in 13 of his last 17 games (76% success rate). You can put money on him to do it again at odds of -140 (58% implied probability), available at DraftKings.
Zack Gelof to Record an RBI
Zack Gelof has recorded at least one RBI in 5 of his last 14 appearances (36%). You can make a bet that he'll record another one at odds of +295 (25%), also available at DraftKings.
Kyle Isbel to Record an RBI
Kyle Isbel has recorded at least one RBI in 3 of his last 10 appearances (30%). You can bet on him to record at least one RBI again at odds of +255 (28%), again available at DraftKings.
Conclusion
At BettingOdds.com, we're backing Hogan Harris of the Athletics to record under 3.5 strikeouts, with an edge of 18.1% marking this as our top prop bet of the game. Additionally, we're placing a bet on the Athletics +1.5 to cover.
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