Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays Betting Pick & Prediction 5/25/24

The Royals and Rays will face off in an AL matchup at 4:10 PM ET. This one is being played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, and the Rays are favored on the money line (-119). The money line odds have the Royals at +100, and they are 7-0 in their last seven games.

Brady Singer will start for the Royals, while the Rays are sending Aaron Civale to the mound. Kansas City is 33-19 overall, and the under has cashed in eight of their games. MLBN will be televising this game.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS TAMPA BAY RAYS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Kansas City Royals Moneyline +100

This game will be played at Tropicana Field at 4:10 ET on Saturday, May 25th.

HOW TO BET THE ROYALS VS RAYS:

• We have the Royals winning by a score of 5 to 4
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Royals to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over

Thanks to a two-home run performance from Michael Massey and a good outing from Seth Lugo, the Royals cruised to an easy 8-1 win over the Rays in the most recent game of this series. Heading into the game, the Royals were favored at -120 on the money line.

Lugo went seven innings for the Royals, giving up just one run and striking out three. He picked up a win in the game, while Tyler Alexander took the loss for the Rays. Alexander went just two innings, giving up three earned runs.

Kansas City got off to a fast start in the game, scoring two runs in the first and adding three more in the 2nd. On the other side, the Rays got on the board with one run in the 4th and couldn’t muster any more offense.

Royals Records & Stats

The Royals are 33-19 overall this season, putting them 2nd in the AL Central, 1.5 games behind the Guardians for the division lead. They have won seven straight games, and they are 8-2 over their last 10. So far, they have been good against other AL Central teams, going 11-5 in the division.

At home, the Royals have gone 21-8 this year, and they are just above .500 at 12-11 on the road. As the favorite, the Royals are 17-6 this year, and they are 16-13 when listed as the underdog. Kansas City has an overall series record of 9-7 and have won two straight series.

When the Royals win, they win big. Their average run margin in winning games is 4.1 runs per game. This is a big reason why they are 34-18 against the run line this season. They are 20-9 at home and 14-9 on the road.

The Kansas City Royals continue their road trip as they face the Tampa Bay Rays today. The O/U line for this game is set at 8 runs, which is right in line with the Royals’ season average of 8.3 runs per game. Kansas City has a 21-29 O/U record on the season, and their games have averaged exactly 8 runs per game. Their games have gone over the 8-run line in 61.5% of their games this season, and they are currently on a 5-game over streak.

Right-hander Brady Singer gets the start for the Royals today as he faces the Rays on the road. He has made 10 starts this season and has a record of 4-2 with an ERA of 2.70. Singer’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.11. In his 10 appearances, he has turned in four quality starts and is averaging 9.69 strikeouts per nine innings. Singer’s most recent outing came on May 19th, where he picked up the win, going six innings and giving up just one earned run. Before that, he had given up four earned runs in back-to-back outings.

Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. have been the Royals’ top two hitters this season, with Perez batting .330 and Witt Jr. at .305. Perez’s 39 RBIs are 6th best in the league, and Witt Jr. has 34 RBIs, which is 11th in the MLB. Witt Jr. has been hot of late, going 11/32 in his last eight games, with three homers and eight runs scored.

As a team, the Royals are 7th in the league in scoring at 4.9 runs per game. They have been even better at home, averaging 5.5 runs per game. Overall, the team’s batting average is .252 (6th) and they are the 2nd toughest team to strike out against in the league.

Rays Records & Stats

The Rays are 25-27 overall and trail the Yankees by 10.5 games in the AL East. This season, they are 9-11 in AL East games and have dropped five straight games, losing the first game of this series vs. the Royals. Tampa Bay’s overall losing streak is five games, and they are 4-6 over their last 10.

At home, the Rays are 14-16 this year compared to an 11-11 mark on the road. As the favorite, the Rays are 15-18 and 10-9 as the underdog. So far, they have gone 10-12 as the home favorite. Tampa Bay’s overall series record is 7-7-2, and they have won two straight series on the road.

The Rays have been a difficult team to bet on this season, as they have a run line record of 22-30. They have been even worse at home, going just 10-20 against the run line. However, they have been profitable on the road, going 12-10 against the run line. They have lost five straight at home against the run line, and have gone just 10-23 against the run line as the favorite.

The Tampa Bay Rays are home today against the Kansas City Royals with the over/under line set at 8 runs. The combined run average for Rays games this season is 8.8 runs per game, and their over/under record is 27-24. When the over/under line is set at 8 runs, the Rays have gone 9-5 this season. Overall, 48.1% of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 8 runs, and their current over streak is at 2 games.

Right-hander Aaron Civale is starting for the Rays today and comes into the game with a record of 2-4 and ERA of 5.92. So far, he has made 10 starts, three of which were quality starts. Civale’s most recent outing came on May 19th, where he took the loss, giving up four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings of work. He has given up at least one home run in each of his last three outings. Opponents are batting .266 off Civale this season, and his ERA at home is 4.97 compared to 7.57 on the road.

Isaac Paredes has been a bright spot for the Rays this season, batting .307 with a team-high nine home runs. He has also been swinging a good bat of late, going 5/17 in his last five games with a home run and four RBIs. Randy Arozarena is 2nd on the team with eight homers but is batting just .159 for the season.

Overall, the Rays are 24th in scoring at 4 runs per game and have been a below-average home run hitting team. As a team, they are batting .237, which is 13th in the league, and are 24th in team OPS. So far, the Rays have been good at putting the ball in play, as their team BABIP is 7th in the league.