{"id":2455912,"date":"2026-06-12T07:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T07:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2455912"},"modified":"2026-06-12T07:19:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T07:19:37","slug":"astros-vs-royals-prediction-odds-moneyline-spread-over-under-for-june-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/astros-vs-royals-prediction-odds-moneyline-spread-over-under-for-june-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros vs Royals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread &#038; Over\/Under for June 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The MLB slate on Friday includes the Houston Astros taking on the Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\n<p>Before you do any <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/mlb\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">MLB betting<\/a> on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here&#8217;s what you need to know.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Houston Astros (31-39) vs. Kansas City Royals (28-41)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Friday, June 12, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 8:10 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Kauffman Stadium &#8212; Kansas City, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coverage:<\/strong> Royals.TV and SCHN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>All <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/mlb\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">MLB odds<\/a>, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moneyline:<\/strong> HOU: (-116) | KC: (-102)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spread:<\/strong> HOU: -1.5 (+140) | KC: +1.5 (-170)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> 9.5 &#8212; Over: (+104) | Under: (-128)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/houston-astros\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Astros<\/a> vs <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Royals<\/a> Probable Starting Pitchers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Probable Pitchers:<\/strong> Tatsuya Imai (Astros) &#8211; 3-3, 5.24 ERA vs Luinder Avila (Royals) &#8211; 1-2, 4.02 ERA<\/p>\n<p>The Astros will give the ball to Tatsuya Imai (3-3, 5.24 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 4 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Luinder Avila (1-2, 4.02 ERA). Imai and his team have a record of 4-4-0 against the spread when he starts. Imai&#8217;s team is 2-0 this season when he starts and they&#8217;re favored on the moneyline. The Royals have a 2-1-0 ATS record in Avila&#8217;s three starts that had a set spread. The Royals have a 2-1 record in Avila&#8217;s three starts this season when they were the underdog on the moneyline.<\/p>\n<p><em>All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.numberfire.com\/mlb\/games\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">numberFire<\/a>.<\/em><br \/><strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Royals win (50.4%)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Looking at the moneyline for Royals-Astros, Kansas City is the underdog at -102, and Houston is -116 playing on the road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>The Royals are at +1.5 on the runline against the Astros. The Royals are -170 to cover the spread, and the Astros are +140.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>The over\/under for Astros-Royals on June 12 is 9.5. The over is +104, and the under is -128.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/promotions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Bet on Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals on FanDuel today!<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>The Astros have been chosen as favorites in 20 games this year and have walked away with the win seven times (35%) in those games.<\/li>\n<li>Houston has a record of 7-11 when favored by -116 or more this year.<\/li>\n<li>The Astros and their opponents have hit the over in 37 of their 70 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Astros have an against the spread record of 31-39-0 in 70 games with a line this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have put together a 14-23 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 37.8% of those games).<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City is 11-20 (winning only 35.5% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -102 or longer.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have played in 65 games with an over\/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 29 times (29-35-1).<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have a 29-36-0 record against the spread this season (covering 44.6% of the time).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/houston-astros\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Astros<\/a> Player Leaders<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in OBP (.430), slugging percentage (.636) and total hits (78) this season. He has a .316 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>He is sixth in batting average, second in on-base percentage, and first in slugging among all qualifying batters in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>Alvarez hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .313 with a home run, four walks and four RBIs.<\/li>\n<li>Christian Walker is batting .249 with 13 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 23 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .494 with an on-base percentage of .319.<\/li>\n<li>He is 84th in batting average, 103rd in on-base percentage and 30th in slugging in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>Isaac Paredes has collected 54 base hits, an OBP of .332 and a slugging percentage of .406 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Cam Smith has been key for Houston with 50 hits, an OBP of .309 plus a slugging percentage of .366.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/teams\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/odds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Royals<\/a> Player Leaders<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"List_list___H7BQ List_bullet__1jerc\">\n<li>Bobby Witt Jr. has a .352 on-base percentage and a .447 slugging percentage, both team-best numbers for the Royals. He&#8217;s batting .278.<\/li>\n<li>He is 38th in batting average, 52nd in on-base percentage and 59th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>Maikel Garcia is batting .261 with 15 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 23 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .378 with an on-base percentage of .323.<\/li>\n<li>He is currently 65th in batting average, 94th in on-base percentage and 113th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.<\/li>\n<li>Vinnie Pasquantino has 10 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 32 walks while hitting .223.<\/li>\n<li>Jac Caglianone paces his team with 58 hits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sign up for <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/click\/8\/172462;7577239;369307;211;0\/?ft_width=1&amp;ft_height=1&amp;gdpr=$%7BGDPR%7D&amp;gdpr_consent=$%7BGDPR_CONSENT_78%7D&amp;us_privacy=$%7BUS_PRIVACY%7D&amp;url=36820660\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"link_link__fHWk6\" href=\"https:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/click\/8\/270261;9559798;369307;211;0\/?gdpr=$%7BGDPR%7D&amp;gdpr_consent=$%7BGDPR_CONSENT_78%7D&amp;us_privacy=$%7BUS_PRIVACY%7D&amp;force_transparent=true&amp;url=https:\/\/www.fanduel.com\/contests\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer\">FanDuel Daily Fantasy<\/a> today!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/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 www.fanduel.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m. The MLB slate on Friday includes the Houston Astros taking on the Kansas City Royals. Before you do any MLB betting on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here&#8217;s what you need to know. Houston Astros (31-39) vs. Kansas City Royals (28-41) Date: Friday, June 12, 2026 Time: 8:10 p.m. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2455913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2455912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Astros-vs-Royals-Prediction-Odds-Moneyline-Spread-OverUnder-for.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455912","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=2455912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455914,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455912\/revisions\/2455914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}