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Fri 8:10 PM ET
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Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: May 5, 2023 at 8:10 PM ET

Venue: Kauffman Stadium — Kansas City, Missouri

Article updated May 4, 2:14 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Oakland Athletics are traveling to play the Kansas City Royals at the Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium stadium on Friday, 5/5/2023 @ 8:10pm EST. Kyle Muller (ERA: 6.28) will be

Game outlook

The Oakland Athletics are traveling to play the Kansas City Royals at the Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium stadium on Friday, 5/5/2023 @ 8:10pm EST. Kyle Muller (ERA: 6.28) will be the starting pitcher for Athletics and Brad Keller (ERA: 3.56) will be starting for Royals. Kansas City is the betting favorite opening at -145 and the current line is Kansas City -136.

Athletics vs Royals Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Royals to win tonight's game by -1 points and the total to go under 10 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Oakland 4 to Kansas City 5

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

55% of SportsJaw predicts Kansas City Royals to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Kansas City will win straight-up is 58%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Kansas City Royals to win and the total score to be 10.

OddsShark predicts Kansas City will win and the total will go under.

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Oakland Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 30, Oakland is ranked #25 in offense (scoring an average of 3.80 per game), #30 in defense (allowing an average of 7.73 points to be scored against them per game) and are 6-26 this season.

Kansas City Key Betting Stats

Kansas City Royals has a power ranking of 28 and are #29 for offense (scoring an average of 3.52 per game), #27 for defense (giving up an average of 5.52 points per game) and 69-93 overall. Oakland went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Kansas City.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Athletics vs Royals archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Athletics vs Royals matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Oakland Athletics+125 → +123Moved
  • Moneyline · Kansas City Royals-145 → -136Moved
  • Spread · Oakland Athletics+1.5 (-165) → +1.5 (-155)Moved
  • Spread · Kansas City Royals-1.5 (+140) → -1.5 (+135)Moved
  • Total · Over9 (-110) → 10 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under9 (-110) → 10 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Oakland Athletics
64-98 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Kansas City Royals
69-93 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 4-5-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-05-04T18:14:09.785Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 12-8

Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 12-8 on May 5, 2023, a 4-run decision in the series. Oakland Athletics' strongest period was the 3rd inning, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Oakland Athletics +1.5 (-155) spread, Oakland Athletics covered, while the 20 combined runs finished over the recorded total of 10.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Teddy718Total · Oakland Athletics 9 (-110)Loss
  • DpxsportsMoneyline · Oakland Athletics -145Loss
  • AliencreationMoneyline · Oakland Athletics -145Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Oakland Athletics +141Win
  • CoolioTotal · Oakland Athletics 10 (-110)Loss