Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics, Tuesday, Las Vegas Online Betting, MLB Baseball Odds, Picks, Predictions
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60-58, 3rd in American League Central | August 15, 10:05 PM | Grass of Oakland Coliseum | 52-67, 5th in American League West |
Where: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
PITCHING MATCHUP: Royals RH Jason Hammel (5-9, 4.68 ERA) vs. Athletics RH Chris Smith (0-2, 5.29)
Team / Live in game Betting at ![]() |
Spread | Money Line | Total |
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-1½ +135 | -117 | Ov 9 -103 |
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+1½ -155 | +107 | Un 9 -117 |
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The Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The Royals will give the ball to starter Jason Hammel in this one. Right hander Hammel is 5-9 this season with a 4.68 ERA.
Hammel’s opponent in this one will be Chris Smith. The Athletics right hander has a 5.29 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season.
Hammel continued his solid pitching Thursday, when he allowed fewer than four runs for the 12th time in 13 starts in a no-decision at St. Louis. The 34-year-old native of South Carolina has won only four of those outings, however, and is 2-4 with a 4.73 ERA in nine turns on the road this season. Hammel, who went 2-6 in 13 appearances (12 starts) for Oakland in 2014, fell to 4-2 lifetime against his former team after yielding four runs and seven hits over 4 2/3 frames on April 12.
Smith remains in search of his first major-league victory since 2008 with Boston after being tagged for five runs and seven hits – four homers – over six innings in a loss to Baltimore on Thursday. The 36-year-old Californian has surrendered four or more runs in three consecutive outings – including one in relief – after giving up three or fewer in each of his first three turns this year. Smith has issued one walk and recorded four strikeouts over three frames in two career relief appearances versus Kansas City.
A pair of series against last-place teams appears to be just what the Kansas City Royals needed. Kansas City aims for its fourth straight victory and to bolster its hopes for a wild-card spot when it visits the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday for the middle contest of their three-game series.
The Royals dropped the opener of their set against the Chicago White Sox, who reside in the American League Central basement, to see their losing streak reach five games before winning the final two meetings. They made it three in a row Monday, when rookie Cam Gallagher belted a grand slam for his first career homer en route to a 6-2 triumph in the opener versus AL West-worst Oakland. Kansas City is 3-3 on its eight-game road trip and one-half game behind the Los Angeles Angels for the second wild card in the AL. The Athletics managed only five hits as they fell to 2-5 on their nine-game homestand, but Ryon Healy recorded one of them and has gone 5-for-11 over his last three contests.
In their last action, Oakland was a 6-2 loser on the road against the Royals. Bettors on Kansas City at -106 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Kansas City was a 6-2 winner in its last match on the road against the Athletics. They won as -106 favorites, while the total score of 8 made winners of UNDER bettors.
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Kansas City:
Team record: 60-58 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Kansas City is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Kansas City is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City’s last 10 games
Oakland:
Team record: 52-67 SU
Oakland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland’s last 6 games
Next up:
Kansas City at Oakland Wednesday, August 16
MLB BASEBALL SPORTS BETTING TIPS
1. Royals C Salvador Perez (intercostal muscle) took swings on Monday for the first time since landing on the disabled list on Aug. 5.
2. Oakland rookie 1B Matt Olson went 0-for-4 on Monday, ending his streak of consecutive games with a home run at three.
3. Kansas City optioned Kevin McCarthy to Triple-A Omaha to make room on the roster for fellow RHP Jake Junis, who was recalled and tossed six solid innings to pick up the win in the series opener.
Vegas Coverage pick and prediction:
Kansas City Royals will win outright at -117 and the game will stay under 9 runs according to scamdicappers.com.
PREDICTION: Royals 5, Athletics 2 at .
SMART CHART | ||
KC | TEAM | OAK |
4.46 | RUNS | 4.38 |
4.59 | RUNS AGNST | 5.24 |
-0.14 | DIFF | -0.87 |
$702 | MONEY | -$1,138 |
4.33 | TEAM ERA | 4.72 |
8.81 | OFF HITS | 8.03 |
2.46 | OFF WALKS | 3.49 |
7.48 | OFF Ks | 9.31 |
8.93 | DEF HITS | 8.92 |
3.14 | DEF WALKS | 3.11 |
7.58 | DEF Ks | 7.55 |
INJURIES | ||
KANSAS CITY ROYALS | ||
PLAYER | POS | DESCRIPTION |
Wade Davis | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Luke Hochevar | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Tim Collins | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
Kris Medlen | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Mike Minor | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
Mike Moustakas | 3B | 15-Day Disabled List |
Jason Vargas | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
OAKLAND ATHLETICS | ||
PLAYER | POS | DESCRIPTION |
Sonny Gray | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Jesse Hahn | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Andrew Triggs | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Jed Lowrie | SS | 15-Day Disabled List |
Henderson Alvarez | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Chris Bassitt | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Mark Canha | 1B | 60-Day Disabled List |
Sean Doolittle | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Felix Doubront | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
Sam Fuld | OF | 15-Day Disabled List |
Andrew Lambo | OF | 15-Day Disabled List |
Jarrod Parker | P | 60-Day Disabled List |
Josh Phegley | C | 15-Day Disabled List |
Fernando Rodriguez | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Eric Sogard | 2B | 60-Day Disabled List |
Andrew Triggs | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Tyler Ladendorf | P | 15-Day Disabled List |
Billy Butler | DH | 7-Day Disabled List |
BETTING TRENDS | |||||
KANSAS CITY ROYALS | |||||
Kansas City is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games | |||||
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City’s last 10 games | |||||
Kansas City is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road | |||||
Kansas City is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Oakland | |||||
Kansas City is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland | |||||
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City’s last 17 games when playing on the road against Oakland | |||||
OAKLAND ATHLETICS | |||||
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland’s last 6 games | |||||
Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games | |||||
Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home | |||||
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland’s last 6 games at home | |||||
Oakland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Kansas City | |||||
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Oakland’s last 17 games when playing at home against Kansas City | |||||
Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Kansas City |
SUPERGRID | ||||
RANK | RANK | |||
Kansas City’s Overall Scoring vs Oakland’s Overall Defense | 4.5 | 10 | 5.2 | 15 |
Kansas City’s Away Scoring vs Oakland’s Home Defense | 4.5 | 8 | 5.2 | 14 |
Kansas City’s Road ERA vs Oakland’s Home ERA Allowed | 4.5 | 6 | 4.8 | 7 |
Oakland’s Overall Scoring vs Kansas City’s Overall Defense | 4.4 | 11 | 4.6 | 7 |
Oakland’s Home Scoring vs Kansas City’s Road Defense | 4.8 | 7 | 4.6 | 6 |
Oakland’s Home ERA vs Kansas City’s Road ERA Allowed | 4.6 | 13 | 4.0 | 8 |
TOP 3/BOTTOM 3 | |||||
ROYALS | |||||
Royals have the third-lowest base on balls in the league at 2.6 per game. | |||||
Royals strike out less than any team in the league with 6.5 per game. | |||||
Royals are the toughest team to score on in the league, allowing just 3.7 runs per game. | |||||
ATHLETICS | |||||
Athletics are the third highest scoring team in the league at 4.7 runs per game. | |||||
Athletics have the third-most base on balls in the league at 3.5 per game. | |||||
Athletics have allowed the third fewest runs in the league at 3.9 runs per game. | |||||
Athletics are second best in the league in giving up hits, allowing 8.3 per game. | |||||
Athletics give up the fewest free passes in the league allowing 2.6 per game. |