Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics 9/17/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics
MLB: 10:07 PM EST
Sep. 17, 2019
TV: NSCA
Latest Odds : OAK -280 Total 9.5
Kansas City is a squad that comes into each season with so much hope. However, that hope is quickly dashed when the team takes the field and they are starting to show that the team is unable to really live up to the hype that the fans have. The Athletics for their part is a team that has actually come into this season and started to shock a lot of people with what they can do over the course of a season, but also how well they can play at home.
The Athletics have relied on Matt Olson for the power as he has recently jumped into the top spot with 34 homers. Marcus Semien still has the lead when it comes to average at a clip of .281 this year with a total of 85 runners brought home on the year. Jorge Soler still holds onto the top power hitter spot for the Royals with 44 homers and 108 RBIs. Whit Merrifield has managed to hit at a clip of .306 on the seaon.
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Jorge Lopez is the starting pitcher the Royals are putting on the mound in this game. Lopez on the season has thrown a total of 109.1 innings on the year with 102 strikeouts, but has walked a total of 40 batters while giving up 122 hits. Lopez has posted a 4-7 record and a 6.09 ERA.
Brett Anderson is the pitcher the Athletics are putting on the mound in this game. Anderson has ended up throwing a total of 166 innings on the year with only 85 strikeouts, but has walked 48 batters and allowed 173 hits. Anderson has ended up with a 12-9 record and a 4.07 ERA.
Recent Betting Trends:
Royals are 1-4 in their last 5 Tuesday games.
Athletics are 53-24 in their last 77 overall.
Over is 13-4 in Royals last 17 on grass.
Over is 3-0-1 in Athletics last 4 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Free Betting Pick: Under 9,5
The Royals are a team that has had some struggles on the year and those struggles are going to continue on the season here. However, the Athletics are a team that will be able to come into this game and really dominate even though Anderson is not a strikeout pitcher. Look for the Royals to struggle to get runs across the plate as the Athletics bring home a strong win. Final Score, Oakland Athletics win 4-2.