Kansas City Royals vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends
Kansas City Royals vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends | June 13
At Kauffman Stadium on Friday, the Kansas City Royals (three straight defeats) face the Athletics (three losses in a row) at 8:10 p.m. ET.
The Athletics (+129 underdog moneyline odds to win) visit the Royals (-156). The Royals will start Michael Wacha (3-5) versus the Athletics and Luis Severino (1-6).
Before this Royals vs. Athletics matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Friday's MLB action, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Athletics odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:17 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Royals (-156, bet $156 to win $100)
Royals (-156, bet $156 to win $100) Underdog: Athletics (+129, bet $100 to win $129)
Athletics (+129, bet $100 to win $129) Over/under: 8.5
Royals vs. Athletics: Game time and live stream info
Game day: Friday, June 13, 2025
Friday, June 13, 2025 Game time: 8:10 p.m. ET
8:10 p.m. ET Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium TV channel: FDSKC and NBCS-CA
FDSKC and NBCS-CA Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
The Royals have entered the game as favorites 27 times this season and won 14, or 51.9%, of those games.
The Royals have a record of 7-3, a 70% win rate, when they're favored by -156 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Royals have a 60.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Games involving the Royals have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 28 of 69 chances this season.
In 69 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 37-32-0 ATS.
Michael Wacha (Royals probable starter)
The Royals are sending Wacha (3-5) to make his 14th start of the season. He is 3-5 with a 3.01 ERA and 55 strikeouts through 74 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty's most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, when he threw six innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.
In 13 games this season, the 33-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.01, with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .240 against him.
Wacha is trying to prolong a second-game quality start streak in this game.
Wacha will try to pitch five or more innings for his 13th straight start. He's averaging 5.7 frames per outing.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 13 outings this season.
The opposing Athletics offense has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.416) and ranks ninth in MLB play with 84 home runs. It has a collective .254 batting average, and is fourth in MLB with 609 total hits and 13th in MLB play scoring 299 runs.
Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 33-year-old ranks 26th in ERA (3.01), 36th in WHIP (1.165), and 62nd in K/9 (6.6).
Royals batting stats
The Royals' 46 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
Hitters for the Royals combine to rank 26th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .370 this season.
The Royals have a team batting average of .251 this season, which ranks 11th among MLB teams.
The Royals have scored 231 runs (just 3.3 per game) this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.
The Royals have an OBP of .304 this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
The Royals are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking third with an average of 6.9 strikeouts per game.
Athletics stats and trends
Athletics betting records
The Athletics have come away with 17 wins in the 52 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This year, the Athletics have won six of 27 games when listed as at least +129 or better on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 43.7% chance of pulling out a win.
The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 39 of their 70 games with a total this season.
The Athletics have posted a record of 32-38-0 against the spread this season.
Luis Severino (Athletics probable starter)
Severino (1-6) gets the starting nod for the Athletics in his 15th start of the season. He's put together a 4.77 ERA in 83 2/3 innings pitched, with 60 strikeouts.
The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went 5 2/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up eight hits.
In 14 games this season, the 31-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.77, with 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .256 against him.
Severino has six quality starts under his belt this year.
Severino will try to pitch five or more innings for his sixth straight appearance. He's averaging 5.9 innings per outing.
In two of his 14 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
He will take the hill against a Royals offense that ranks 11th in the league with 584 total hits (on a .251 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .370 (26th in the league) with 46 total home runs (30th in MLB action).
This season, the 31-year-old ranks 68th in ERA (4.77), 62nd in WHIP (1.325), and 65th in K/9 (6.5) among pitchers who qualify.
Athletics batting stats
The Athletics average 1.2 home runs per game to rank ninth in baseball with 84 total home runs.
This season, the Athletics are seventh in the majors with a .416 slugging percentage.
The Athletics rank eighth in the majors with a .254 batting average.
The Athletics score the 13th-most runs in baseball (299 total, 4.3 per game).
The Athletics' .320 on-base percentage is 10th-best in MLB.
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