Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Betting Pick & Prediction 6/21/24
Friday’s matchup between the Royals and Rangers is set to get started at 8:05 PM ET from Globe Life Field in Arlington. The Royals are 42-34 this season, which has them in 2nd place in the AL Central, while the Rangers are 3rd in the AL West with an overall record of 34-40.
The over/under line is at 8 runs for Friday’s game, and the Rangers are the favorites on the money line, with their odds sitting at -150. The money line odds for a Royals win are at +126. Nathan Eovaldi will start for the Rangers, while the Royals are sending Brady Singer to the mound.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS TEXAS RANGERS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Kansas City Royals Moneyline +126
This game will be played at Globe Life Field at 8:05 ET on Friday, June 21st.
HOW TO BET THE ROYALS VS RANGERS:
- We have the Royals winning by a score of 6 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 10 runs and like the over
Royals Records & Stats
Led by a big game by Freddy Fermin at the plate, the Royals are coming off a 3-2 win over the Athletics to close out their series. Fermin went 3/4 with two homers and two RBIs. The Royals really needed his offense, as they scored their other run on a Seth Ljsona homer in the 2nd inning.
James McArthur got the start for the Athletics, going six innings and giving up just two runs on six hits. He only had two strikeouts in the outing and got the win.
Kansas City is 42-34 overall, putting them six games behind the Guardians for the AL Central lead. The Royals are 13-9 against other AL Central teams this year. So far, they have gone 25-14 at home compared to 17-20 on the road. Looking at how they have fared as the favorite, the Royals are 20-11 and 22-23 as the underdog.
The Royals lost two of three in their series vs. the Athletics. They will kick off their series vs. the Rangers on the road today. This year, the Royals have an overall series record of 11-12-1, and they have dropped three straight series.
When considering the run line, the Royals have been a solid bet this season, posting a 44-32 record. They have been even better on the road, going 21-16. The average run margin for the Royals this season is +0.7, and they have been a better bet as the underdog, going 29-16 against the run line.
The Royals are on the road against the Rangers today. The over/under line for the game is set at 8 runs, which is right around their season average. Kansas City has played in 60 games this season, and 40 of them have had over/under lines set at 8 runs or higher. Their over/under record for the season is 34-40, and they have hit the over in 9 of the 16 games where the line was set at 8 runs.
Brady Singer is looking to bounce back from a rough outing vs. the Dodgers, as he gets the start for the Royals today. In that June 16th start, he gave up three earned runs on four hits in six innings of work. Singer ended up taking the loss in the game. Before that outing, he had pitched well, giving up two earned runs or fewer in three straight starts. Singer’s ERA for the season is 3.39, along with a record of 4-4. Looking at his home/road splits, Singer is 0-2 with a 3.97 ERA on the road compared to 4-2 with a 3.12 ERA at home.
Heading into today’s game, the Royals offense is averaging 4.7 runs per game, which is 8th in the league. At home, they have been even better, averaging 5.4 runs per contest. As a team, they are batting .248, which is 8th in the league. The Royals have also been good at avoiding strikeouts, as they have the 4th fewest strikeouts in the league.
Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. have been the Royals’ top home run threats this season, with 11 and 12 homers, respectively. Witt Jr. is also batting a team-high .322, and Perez is not far behind at .291. Witt Jr. has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 8/28 in his last seven games with a home run.
Rangers Records & Stats
Heading into their last game vs. the Mets, the Rangers closed out the series with a 5-3 win. Leading up to the game, they were the slight favorite at -106 on the money line. It was a big 1st inning for the Rangers, as they scored their first four runs in the inning. The Mets could only score three runs, all of which came in the 4th.
Andrew Heaney put together a good start for the Rangers, going six innings and giving up just three earned runs, and picking up the win. He also issued only two walks and struck out nine Mets batters. Leody Taveras was hot right out of the gates, going 1/1 with a homer and two RBIs.
Texas will open their series vs. the Royals at home, and they are 3rd in the AL West, 8.5 games behind the Mariners for the division lead. The Rangers are 34-40 overall and have gone 9-14 against other teams in the AL West.
At home, the Rangers are 17-19 this season and 17-21 on the road. So far, they have been the favorite in 39 games, going 20-19 in those matchups. As the underdog, Texas is 14-21 this season. The team lost their most recent series vs. the Mets, dropping two of three games.
When it comes to the run line, the Rangers have been a tough team to figure out this season. They are 33-41 overall against the run line, but they are 16-20 at home. They have a run line win streak of two games, and they are 19-16 against the run line as an underdog. Their average run differential in winning games is +3.9, while it is -3.7 in losing games.
When the Texas Rangers play at home, the over/under line is set at 8 runs, which is slightly below their season average of 8.7 combined runs per game. The Rangers have gone over the total in 28 of their 72 games this season, and their games have had an average over/under line of 9 runs. When the line is set at 8 runs, they have gone over the total in 3 games, under in 6 games, and pushed in 1 game.
Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi gets the start for the Rangers today as he faces the Royals at home. Eovaldi has made 11 starts this season and has a record of 3-3 with a 3.15 ERA. His WHIP for the season is currently 1.17. In his 11 starts, Eovaldi has turned in four quality starts and is averaging 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Eovaldi most recently pitched on June 15th, where he took the loss, giving up four earned runs in three innings of work. Before that outing, he had gone 1-0 with two straight quality starts.
Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien have been the Rangers’ top power threats this season, as Garcia is 2nd on the team with 13 homers, and Semien is right behind him with 11. Both players also have a team-high 40 RBIs. However, Garcia is batting just .211, and Semien isn’t much better at .253. Shortstop Corey Seager has a team-high 14 homers and is batting .256.
Corey Seager is looking to break out of his recent slump, as he has just three hits in his last 24 at-bats. However, he did go deep in one of those games. Robbie Grossman is on a four-game hitting streak and is 4/10 in his last three games.