Athletics vs. Royals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/17/2022

Seeking their 23rd win of the year, the Oakland Athletics (22-43) are favorites (-139) on the moneyline when they take on the Kansas City Royals (21-41) Friday at 9:40 PM ET. Oakland’s Frankie Montas gets the start, and he’ll go against Kansas City’s Daniel Lynch.

Athletics vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Athletics vs. Royals

Our computer pick: Kansas City Royals (+119) and Over (7)

Athletics vs. Royals Game Info

• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: Frankie Montas
• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Daniel Lynch
• Game Day: Friday, June 17, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchup

Athletics Starter Frankie Montas

• Montas gets the start for the Athletics, his 14th of the season. He is 3-6 with a 3.29 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 76 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he went six innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing eight hits.
• The 29-year-old has a 3.29 ERA and 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .211 to opposing hitters.
• Montás has collected eight quality starts this season.
• Montás is looking for his fifth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.3 frames per appearance on the mound.
• The opposing Royals offense has a collective .238 batting average, and is 20th in the league with 498 total hits and 27th in MLB play with 236 runs scored. It has the 27th-ranked slugging percentage (.366) and ranks 28th in home runs (46) in all of MLB.
• This season, the 29-year-old ranks 31st in ERA (3.29), 16th in WHIP (1.004), and 15th in K/9 (9.4) among qualifying pitchers.

Royals Starter Daniel Lynch

• The Royals will send Lynch (2-6) to the mound for his 12th start this season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings while giving up four earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
• The 25-year-old has pitched in 11 games this season with an ERA of 5.50, a 2.174 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.556.
• In 11 starts this season, he’s earned one quality start.
• Lynch has pitched five or more innings in two straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The Athletics have scored 212 runs this season, which ranks 28th in MLB. They are batting .211 for the campaign with 46 home runs, 28th in the league.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Athletics have won four out of the 11 games, or 36.4%, in which they’ve been favored.
• Oakland has entered three games this season favored by -139 or more and is 1-2 in those contests.
• The Athletics have a 58.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Oakland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 29 of their 65 opportunities.
• The Athletics have an ATS record of 29-36-0 in 65 games with a spread this season.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have been victorious in 19, or 33.9%, of the 56 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Kansas City has been victorious 11 times in 35 chances when named as an underdog of at least +119 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 45.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Kansas City and their opponents have hit the over in 32 of their 65 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• In 65 games with a line this season, the Royals have a mark of 26-39-0 against the spread.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Seth Brown leads the Athletics in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (31).
• Among all hitters in the majors, Brown ranks 59th in homers and 61st in RBI.
• Elvis Andrus is batting .219 with 16 doubles, three home runs and 17 walks.
• Andrus is 220th in homers and 278th in RBI on the season.
• Sean Murphy is hitting .208 with 15 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 19 walks.
• Murphy is on a three-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with a double, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Tony Kemp’s .234 batting average paces his team.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bobby Witt Jr. has driven in the most runs for the Royals with 32 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Witt Jr.’s home run total ranks 59th and his RBI tally is 54th.
• Whit Merrifield has 13 doubles, three home runs and 16 walks while hitting .220.
• Among all major league hitters, Merrifield is 220th in home runs and 94th in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi leads the Royals with a team-high batting average of .301.
• Hunter Dozier is batting .266 with 12 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 15 walks.

Betting Tips for Athletics vs. Royals

Our best bet is the Royals on the moneyline at +119 after taking a look at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 7 runs.