{"id":2053155,"date":"2025-09-27T00:52:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T00:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2053155"},"modified":"2025-09-27T00:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T00:52:20","slug":"royals-vs-athletics-odds-tips-and-betting-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-vs-athletics-odds-tips-and-betting-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/athletics\/235\" data-autotag=\"8bd5d174-c25d-4a96-ac81-162fcf947253\">Athletics<\/a> (75-84) will host the <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city-royals\/231\" data-autotag=\"4e385f64-3a66-4395-b052-9f6495f4718b\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> (80-79), Friday at 10:05 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>An expected tight matchup features the Royals (-116 moneyline odds to win) against the Athletics (-103). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Kansas City Royals looking to Noah Cameron (9-7), and Mason Barnett (1-1) answering the bell for the Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals won 9-4 over the Angels yesterday in their most recent game. Vinnie Pasquantino went 1 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs to lead them offensively while Michael Lorenzen was picked up the victory after throwing 5 2\/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out nine.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, the Athletics lost to the Astros 11-5. J.T. Ginn was the losing pitcher after throwing 3 2\/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on six hits while striking out four. Nick Kurtz led the Athletics&#8217; offense, going 3 for 5 with two home runs and three RBIs.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Before this Royals vs. Athletics showdown, here is everything you need to prepare for Friday&#8217;s MLB action, including viewing options.<\/p>\n<h2>Kansas City Royals vs. Athletics odds, line and spread<\/h2>\n<p><i>MLB odds courtesy of <b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mediaserver.betmgmpartners.com\/renderBanner.do?zoneId=1689650\" target=\"_blank\">BetMGM Sportsbook<\/a><\/b>. Odds updated Friday at 6:17 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Favorite:<\/b> Royals (-116, bet $116 to win $100)<\/li>\n<li><b>Underdog:<\/b> Athletics (-103, bet $103 to win $100)<\/li>\n<li><b>Over\/under:<\/b> 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Royals vs. Athletics: Game time and live stream info<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game day:<\/strong> Friday, September 26, 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game time:<\/strong> 10:05 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> West Sacramento, California<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Sutter Health Park<\/li>\n<li><strong>TV channel:<\/strong> NBCS-CA and FDSKC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Live stream:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=dataskrive&amp;subId2=MLB\" target=\"_blank\">Watch LIVE with Fubo!<\/a> <i>(Regional restrictions may apply)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p><span class=\"marker\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=dataskrive&amp;subId2=MLB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Royals vs. Athletics on Fubo!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2>Royals stats and trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Royals betting records<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>This season, the Royals have been favored 67 times and won 39, or 58.2%, of those games.<\/li>\n<li>This season, the Royals have won 35 of their 60 games, or 58.3%, when favored by at least -116 on the moneyline.<\/li>\n<li>The sportsbooks&#8217; moneyline implies a 53.7% chance of a victory for the Royals.<\/li>\n<li>Games involving the Royals have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 70 of 159 chances this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals are 79-80-0 against the spread this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Noah Cameron (Royals probable starter)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Royals will send Cameron (9-7) out for his 24th start of the season as he aims for his 10th victory. He is 9-7 with a 2.90 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 133 2\/3 innings pitched.<\/li>\n<li>The left-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw 6 2\/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.<\/li>\n<li>The 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.90, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 23 games this season. Opponents have a .214 batting average against him.<\/li>\n<li>Cameron is looking for his fourth quality start in a row.<\/li>\n<li>Cameron will look to continue a six-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he&#8217;s averaging 5.8 innings per outing).<\/li>\n<li>In seven of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.<\/li>\n<li>The opposing Athletics offense has the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.433) and is sixth in MLB play with 218 home runs. It has a collective .254 batting average, and is fifth in MLB with 1382 total hits and 12th in MLB play scoring 725 runs.<\/li>\n<li>Head-to-head against the Athletics this season, Cameron has pitched five innings without giving up an earned run on four hits, while striking out seven.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h3>Royals batting stats<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Royals&#8217; 155 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.<\/li>\n<li>Fueled by 463 extra-base hits, the Royals rank 17th in MLB with a .396 slugging percentage this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals rank 15th in MLB with a .247 team batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 26th with just 635 total runs (4.0 per game) this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have an on-base percentage of .309 this season, which ranks 22nd in the league.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (6.8) among MLB offenses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Athletics stats and trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Athletics betting records<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 119 games this year and have walked away with the win 56 times (47.1%) in those games.<\/li>\n<li>This year, the Athletics have won 48 of 108 games when listed as at least -103 or better on the moneyline.<\/li>\n<li>Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 50.7% chance of pulling out a win.<\/li>\n<li>The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 75 of their 159 games with a total this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Athletics are 84-75-0 against the spread in their 159 games that had a posted line this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h3>Mason Barnett (Athletics probable starter)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Barnett (1-1 with a 7.56 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 16 2\/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Athletics, his fifth of the season.<\/li>\n<li>In his most recent time out on Wednesday, Sept. 17 against the Boston Red Sox, the righty tossed four innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.<\/li>\n<li>Over four games this season, the 24-year-old has a 7.56 ERA and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .324 to his opponents.<\/li>\n<li>Barnett has put up one start this season where he pitched five or more innings.<\/li>\n<li>He will face off against a Royals offense that ranks 19th in the league with 1315 total hits (on a .247 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .396 (17th in the league) with 155 total home runs (25th in MLB play).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h3>Athletics batting stats<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Athletics average 1.4 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB play with 218 total home runs.<\/li>\n<li>So far this year, the Athletics&#8217; .433 slugging percentage ranks fourth-best in baseball.<\/li>\n<li>The Athletics rank fourth in the majors with a .254 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Athletics score the 12th-most runs in baseball (725 total, 4.6 per game).<\/li>\n<li>The Athletics&#8217; .318 on-base percentage ranks 13th in MLB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"marker\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=Dataskrive&amp;subId2=MLB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the MLB on Fubo!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-09-26 13:16:30 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-09-26 22:17:25 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sportsbookwire.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Athletics (75-84) will host the Kansas City Royals (80-79), Friday at 10:05 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series. An expected tight matchup features the Royals (-116 moneyline odds to win) against the Athletics (-103). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Kansas City Royals looking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2053156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[39915,28769,315699,194083,21849,317361,22036,310232,310231,310236,43013,323174,240269,305252,370985,270959,42645,370984,22304,43627,305244,25866,22773,325433,21738,310233,239343,239347,265640,305243,23759,27155,319706,346506,52779,22505,319717,21848,308280,323180,42570,319707,305245,239344,345185,102808,323173],"class_list":["post-2053155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-affiliate","tag-and","tag-athletics","tag-autopilot","tag-baseball","tag-betting","tag-city","tag-commerce","tag-contains","tag-contains-commerce-or-affiliate-content","tag-content","tag-disclaimer","tag-exclude","tag-exclude-from-paywall-logic-testing","tag-exclude-smart-fronts","tag-exclude-social-autopilot","tag-from","tag-fronts","tag-kansas","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-logic","tag-mlb","tag-national","tag-national-sports","tag-news","tag-or","tag-overall","tag-overall-positive","tag-pasquantino","tag-paywall","tag-positive","tag-royals","tag-scores","tag-smart","tag-social","tag-sport","tag-sport-scores-u0026-statistics","tag-sports","tag-sports-betting","tag-sports-betting-widget-and-disclaimer","tag-sports-news","tag-statistics","tag-testing","tag-u0026","tag-vinnie","tag-vinnie-pasquantino","tag-widget"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Royals-vs-Athletics-odds-tips-and-betting-trends.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2053155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2053155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2053155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2053156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2053155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2053155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2053155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}