Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics Free Pick

Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics
Date: Monday, August 21st, 9:40 ET
Location: Oakland Coliseum
TV: NSPCA
Money Line: Royals +113/Athletics -137 (Be sure you’re betting dimelines!)
Total Line: 8

Betting Preview

Here’s our betting preview for the upcoming MLB clash between the Oakland Athletics and the Royals on Monday, August 21st at Oakland Coliseum. We provide you with a comprehensive analysis, odds, and predictions to help with your handicapping decision or tail our expert based on the projected lineups and listed starting pitchers.

Betting Odds

Royals vs. Athletics Projected Lineup

Straight Up/Over-Under/ Runline Record

Kansas City Royals: 40-86 SU / OU 61-62 / Runline 53-73
Oakland Athletics: 34-90 SU / OU 66-53 / Runline 58-66

If the Royals are going to climb out of last place in the AL Central, they will need to turn things around with a win over the Athletics. Heading into the game, the Royals have lost two straight games and stand with an overall record of 40-86. On the road, the Royals are 17-46 and 23-40 at home. The team’s overall series record is 6-31-3.

• The Royals have covered the runline in 42.1% of their games and have an average run margin of -1.3
• The Royals have been favored in 11.1% of their games and have runline records of 28-35 and 25-38 at home and on the road, respectively
• Through 126 games, the over has hit in half of the Royals’ games at 61-62.

If the Athletics are going to climb out of last place in the AL West, they will need to turn things around with a win over the Royals. Heading into the game, the Athletics have lost three straight games and stand with an overall record of 34-90. On the road, the Athletics are 16-46 and 18-44 at home. The team’s overall series record is 9-29-1.

• The Athletics have three straight losses vs. the runline and have a season-long run margin of -2.4.
• The Athletics have been favored in 0.8% of their games and have runline records of 30-32 and 28-34 at home and on the road, respectively
• The over has hit in 55% of the Athletics’ 124 games at 66-53.

Pitching Matchup

The Royals will turn to starter Tucker Davidson who has an overall record of 1-2. After 24 appearances, his ERA is 6.39 and he has a K/9 figure of 8.76. Also, he has compiled a FIP of 3.61 and an OBP of .364.

Tucker Davidson had a rough outing in his last appearance, allowing zero runs in just 1 1/3 innings of work. Davidson did not factor in the decision as the Royals lost to the Cubs by a score of 6-4.

Entering with a record of 3-3, Paul Blackburn is making his 15th appearance of the season. So far, he has an ERA of 4.09 on a batting average allowed of .286. On the road, he is 2-1 with a 6.22 ERA and 1-2 at home on an ERA of 3.90. For the season, teams have a slugging percentage of .428 against him.

Blackburn picked up the win in his most recent outing, as he gave up zero earned runs and six hits across seven innings vs. the Cardinals. The Athletics won the game by a score of 8-0.

Royals vs. Athletics Offense Outlook

The Royals have played 127 games and are currently ranked 26th in the league, averaging 4 runs per game. Kansas City ranks 23rd in home runs, (121) and have a collective batting average of .244, including .223 on the road and .247 at home.

Kansas City Royals Top Hitters vs. Righties

Kansas City Royals Top Hitters: Last Five Games

Through 124 games the Athletics are 29th in the league at 3.6 runs per game. In terms of home runs, Oakland is 22nd having gone deep 122 times. Their batting average leading up to today’s game is .223, including .225 on the road and .208 at home.

Oakland Athletics Top Hitters vs. Lefties

Oakland Athletics Top Hitters: Last Five Games

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