Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 6/13/25 MLB Picks

The Athletics are visiting the Kansas City Royals on Friday, June 13th at the Kauffman Stadium in the opening game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Prediction. We will examine:

The Kansas City Royals’ recent form and player performance

The Athletics’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Kansas City Royals

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Athletics

Recent betting trends in games played between the Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Athletics vs Kansas City Royals game

Kansas City Royals Preview

The Kansas City Royals have a 34-35 record this season and are sitting in 4th place in the AL Central. The Royals have a 19-16 home record and are 28-40 in over/under. They are coming off a 0-1 home defeat by the Yankees, and are 1-5 in their last 6 games. Over is 7-2 in their last 9 games, and they are playing the Rangers and the Padres next.

The Royals have a .251 batting average this season, a .304 OBP, and a .370 Slugging percentage. Kansas’ pitching staff has a 3.40 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr leads the Royals with 76 hits, while Maikel Garcia is the team’s best hitter with a .302 batting average. Vinnie Pasquantino leads the team both in RBI, with 38, and in home runs, with 10.

Michael Wacha (R) is the projected starter for the Royals, and he has a 3-5 record, 3.01 ERA, and 1.17 WHIP. He has been excellent at home, with a 1.80 ERA across seven home starts, but he has given up 3+ runs in two of his last three starts. In his only previous meeting against the A’s back in 2021, he gave up one run in 5 innings of work.   

Athletics Preview

The Athletics have a 26-44 record this season and are sitting in last place in the AL West. The Athletics have a 14-21 road record and are 39-26 in over/under. They are coming off a 5-6 road defeat against the Angels, and are 3-9 in their last 12 games. Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games, and they are playing the Guardians and the Astros next.

The Athletics have a .254 batting average this season, a .321 OBP, and a .416 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.63 ERA and 1.52 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 93 hits and a team-high .366 batting average, while Tyler Soderstrom leads the team with 44 RBI, and Brent Rooker adds a team-high 15 home runs.

Luis Severino (R) is the projected starter for the Athletics, and he has a 1-6 record, 4.77 ERA, and 1.33 WHIP. He has been excellent on the road, with a 0.87 ERA in five road starts, but he has been torched in his last two starts, having given up 13 runs in 10.4 innings of work. Luis Severino has a 4-1 record with an ERA of 4.24 and 31 strikeouts in 6 appearances versus the Royals in his career.

Why the Kansas City Royals will win

• The Athletics have lost each of their last 14 road games.
• The Royals have won 29 of their last 32 home games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The home team has covered the run line in each of the last six games between the Athletics and Royals.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 night games against American League opponents following a loss.
• The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in eight of their last 10 games as road underdogs against AL Central opponents.
• The Athletics have lost the first inning in each of their last five games against opponents that held a winning record at Kauffman Stadium.
• The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in nine of their last 10 games as road underdogs against AL Central opponents.

Why the Athletics will win

• The Royals have lost each of their last seven games as home favorites.
• The underdogs have won 10 of the Royals’ last 14 games at Kauffman Stadium.
• The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games as home favorites.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last four games against American League opponents following a loss.
• The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games.
• The Athletics have led after 5 innings in 11 of their last 13 games at Kauffman Stadium against American League opponents that held a losing record.

Total Runs Facts

• Six of the Royals’ last seven night games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Six of the Athletics’ last seven road games have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 17 of the Royals’ last 18 games against AL West opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last nine Friday games against American League opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Royals rank 30th in the league for home runs this season (46).
• The Royals rank 30th in the league for walks this season (163).
• The Athletics rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.63).
• The Athletics rank 30th in the league for walks allowed this season (273).

Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Prediction

The Royals are 5-2 in their last 7 meetings against the Athletics, and they swept their only series in Kansas City last season by 3-0 wins and a combined 19-9 score. Under is 5-2 in their last 7 meetings.

In this Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, the Royals are coming as -150 home favorites. The Royals are rightfully favored, as they have a better overall record and also have more wins at home than the A’s have on the road. Both teams are in terrible form; the Royals have the better bullpen, but they have one of the worst offenses in the majors. Both pitchers have excellent home/away splits, as they have a combined 2.67 home/away ERA, and they average just 7.7 runs combined this season. I don’t expect fireworks in this one, so take the under 8.5 runs.