Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals Prediction, Odds, MLB Picks [5/18/2024]

The Kansas City Royals will square off with the Oakland Athletics in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, commencing at 7:10PM ET.

Seth Lugo (6-1, 1.66 ERA) will be on the bump for the Royals, pitting him against Ross Stripling (1-7, 4.98 ERA) for the Athletics.

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Athletics vs. Royals Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line

We have used innovative machine learning and data to simulate the outcome of Saturday's MLB game between the Athletics and Royals 10,000 times, in line with our coverage of MLB predictions.

Our famous predictive analytics model gives the Royals a 62% chance of defeating the Athletics.

According to our model, the Athletics (+1.5) have a 56% chance of covering the run line, while the 9.5-run over/under has a 53% chance of going under.

Athletics vs. Royals Odds [5/18/2024]

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Athletics vs. Royals Picks

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A's vs. Royals Game Information

Saturday's MLB game between the Royals and Athletics at Kauffman Stadium is scheduled to begin at 7:10PM ET.

• Who: Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals
• Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
• Time: 7:10PM ET / 4:10PM PT
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict the Royals, with a 62% win probability, will likely beat the Athletics on Saturday.

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