Royals vs. Rangers Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 3

Updated May. 3, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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The Kansas City Royals and Maikel Garcia will square off against the Texas Rangers and Nate Lowe on Friday at 7:40 PM ET, in the first game of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. The favored Royals have -119 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Rangers, who are listed at -101. Kansas City (-1.5) is favored on the run line. An 8.5-run over/under is listed in this matchup.

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Royals-Rangers game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Royals vs. Rangers Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, May 3, 2024 at 7:40 PM ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to Watch on TV: BSKC

Royals vs. Rangers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 4, Rangers 3
• Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 56%, Rangers 44%

Royals vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Royals have won six of the eight games they've played as favorites this season.
• Kansas City has a record of 6-1 when favored by -119 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The Royals have a 54.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Rangers have been chosen as underdogs in 15 games this year and have walked away with the win eight times (53.3%) in those games.
• This season, Texas has come away with a win seven times in 12 chances when named as an underdog of at least -101 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 50.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

FINAL

TEX 1 · KC 7

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Texas Rangers

TEX

-1.5

-102

o8.5

Kansas City Royals

KC

+1.5

-119

u8.5

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals have not been favored on the moneyline over the last 10 games.
• In their last 10 outings, the Royals and their opponents combined to go over the total two times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Royals have gone 7-3-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .320 with nine doubles, four triples, four home runs and eight walks.
• Including all MLB hitters, Witt Jr. ranks 15th in batting average, 31st in on-base percentage, and 15th in slugging.
• Witt Jr. brings a hitting streak of six games into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .368 with two doubles, a triple, two walks and 10 RBI.
• Salvador Perez's seven home runs, 27 RBI and .355 batting average all pace his team.
• Perez ranks 11th in homers and third in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Perez has three straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .429 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .221 with seven doubles, four home runs and 17 walks.
• Pasquantino is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .167 with two doubles, a walk and two RBI.
• Garcia is batting .226 with five doubles, a triple, four home runs and nine walks.

Royals Team Props

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Rangers Recent Betting Performance

• The Rangers have played as underdogs in three of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Rangers and their opponents have combined to hit the over just once.
• Over their last 10 games, the Rangers are 5-5-0 against the spread.

Rangers Recent Stats

Rangers Player Insights

• Marcus Semien is batting .256 with seven doubles, a triple, five home runs and 11 walks.
• In all of the majors, Semien is 39th in home runs and 19th in RBI.
• Semien carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with a double, a triple, a walk and an RBI.
• Adolis Garcia has hit eight home runs with 25 runs batted in, leading the team in both categories.
• Among all major league hitters, Adolis Garcia is fifth in home runs and fifth in RBI.
• Josh Smith has accumulated a team-high batting average of .318.
• Evan Carter is batting .222 with five doubles, a triple, five home runs and 11 walks.

Rangers Team Props

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