takes the mound for the on Thursday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum against and the . First pitch is at 3:37 PM ET in this final game of a three-game series. The favored Royals have -189 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Athletics, who are listed at +158. Kansas City (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The over/under for the matchup is listed at 7 runs. Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Royals-Athletics game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks. Royals vs. Athletics Highlights | MLB Royals vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds When: Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 3:37 PM ET Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California How to Watch on TV: BSKC Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Run Line Favorite Run Line Odds Underdog Run Line Odds Royals -189 +158 7 -115 -105 -1.5 -109 -111 Royals vs. Athletics Prediction Score Prediction: Royals 5, Athletics 4 Total Prediction: Over 7 runs Win Probabilities: Royals 53%, Athletics 47% Royals vs. Athletics Betting Insights The Royals have entered the game as favorites 26 times this season and won 18, or 69.2%, of those games. Kansas City has a record of 6-1 when favored by -189 or more by bookmakers this season. The moneyline for this contest implies a 65.4% chance of a Kelly Gruber Jersey victory for the Royals. The Athletics have been victorious in 21, or 31.3%, of the 67 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season. Oakland has a mark of 9-16 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +158 or worse on the moneyline. Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 38.8% chance of pulling out a win. Royals Recent Betting Performance The Royals did not win a game while favored on the moneyline over the last 10 games in three tries. Over their last 10 matchups, the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the total five times (all 10 games had set totals). The Royals' ATS record is 3-7-0 over their past 10 games. Royals Recent Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 2-8 Runs Per Game 3.3 HR 6 ERA 5.17 K/9 7.7 Royals Player Insights Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 11 home runs and 52 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .323. Witt's home runs place him 40th in the majors, and he ranks ninth in RBI. is batting .240 with 14 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 23 walks. Garcia is 177th in home runs and 41st in RBI in the bigs. is batting .241 with 20 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 31 walks. Pasquantino has at least one base hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double and five walks. has hit 11 home runs to pace his team. Perez is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with a home run and three RBI. Royals Team Props Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U 0.5 (-255) 1.5 (+135) 0.5 (+800) 0.5 (+245) Maikel Garcia 1.5 (+175) 1.5 (+105) 0.5 (+850) 0.5 (+205) Salvador Prez 1.5 (+190) 1.5 (+100) 0.5 (+330) 0.5 (+115) 0.5 (-230) 1.5 (+145) 0.5 (+750) 0.5 (+195) Vinnie Pasquantino 0.5 (-250) 1.5 (+110) 0.5 (+425) 0.5 (+125) Athletics Recent Betting Performance In 10 games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Athletics have a record of 2-8. The Athletics and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total. The Athletics have six wins against the spread in their last 10 chances. Athletics Recent Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 2-8 Runs Per Game 4 HR 11 ERA 5.08 K/9 5.9 Athletics Player Insights Bleday is hitting .257 with 22 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 33 walks. Bleday's home run total places him 52nd in MLB, and he ranks 126th in RBI. proven to be a run producer as he paces his team with 13 home runs and 44 runs batted in, with a team-leading .260 batting average. Rooker ranks 25th in homers and 23rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors. is hitting .256 with 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 11 walks. has swatted a team-leading 13 long balls. Athletics Team Props Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U Miguel Andjar 0.5 (-280) 1.5 (+130) 0.5 (+800) 0.5 (+215) 0.5 (-230) 1.5 (+145) 0.5 (+800) 0.5 (+280) Brent Rooker 0.5 (-190) 1.5 (+125) 0.5 (+320) 0.5 (+145) 0.5 (-140) 0.5 (-140) 0.5 (+700) 0.5 (+280) 0.5 (-105) 0.5 (-105) 0.5 (+700) 0.5 (+300) Royals vs. Athletics Highlights | MLB Dave Stieb Jersey