Oakland Athletics (6-26) vs. Kansas City Royals (8-24)
May 5, 2023 8:10 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas City Royals -150 / Oakland Athletics +130; Over/Under: +9
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The Oakland A’s and the Kansas City Royals meet in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Kansas City is a -150 home favorite while Oakland is a +130 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 9 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Kyle Muller will start for Oakland and is 0-2 with a 6.28 ERA and 20 strikeouts this season. Brad Keller will start for Kansas City and is 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA and 24 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Oakland’s 5-3 win over Kansas City back on June 26th, 2022, made it back-to-back wins for Oakland in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Oakland is 17-41 in their last 58 road games and 17-47 in their last 64 games overall while the over is 5-0-2 in their last 7 games against the AL Central. Kansas City is 16-37 in their last 53 games overall and 2-14 in their last 16 home games while the under is 3-1-1 in their last 5 series-opening games.
Pick
I’m backing the over here. As much as I like Brad Keller, he’s had issues with control as of late, giving up five walks in three straight starts and even against the Oakland A’s, he could pay for that here. On the other side, this Royals team has hit lefties pretty well over the last couple of weeks and think they could be in line to score a few here. If it isn’t the starters that get us there, the bullpens should. Give me the over here.
