Royals vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 24

Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals take on Junior Caminero and the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series. The Royals are favored in this one, at -140, while the underdog Rays have +118 odds to win. Kansas City is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with +148 odds). The total is 8.5 runs for the game.

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Royals-Rays game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Royals vs. Rays Game Information & Odds

• When: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 7:40 p.m. ET
• Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
• How to watch on TV: FDSKC and FDSSUN

Royals vs. Rays Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rays 4, Royals 3
• Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Royals 51%, Rays 49%

Royals vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Royals have been favorites in 31 games this season and won 15 (48.4%) of those contests.
• Kansas City has a record of 7-7 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -140 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.3% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• The Rays have been victorious in 17, or 48.6%, of the 35 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Tampa Bay has a mark of 11-9 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +118 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 45.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals played as the moneyline favorite in four of their last 10 games, and they finished 1-3 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Royals and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total three times.
• The Royals' record against the spread is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. has 26 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 26 walks while hitting .286.
• In all of MLB, Witt is 78th in homers and 54th in RBI.
• Witt takes a hitting streak of seven games into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .282 with four doubles, two home runs, three walks and three RBIs.
• Garcia has a club-leading .312 batting average.
• Garcia ranks 119th in homers and 78th in RBI in the bigs.
• Vinnie Pasquantino paces the Royals with 11 home runs and 41 runs batted in.
• Jonathan India is batting .238 with 13 doubles, four home runs and 28 walks.

Royals Team Props

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays have played as underdogs in five of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Rays and their opponents have combined to hit the over seven times.
• The Rays have a record of 7-3-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Caminero leads the Rays in home runs (19) and runs batted in (50).
• In all of the majors, Caminero is 10th in home runs and 20th in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz is batting .282 with 15 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 20 walks.
• Diaz is 46th among all hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 35th in RBI.
• Brandon Lowe is hitting .264 with 10 doubles, 15 home runs and 20 walks.
• Jonathan Aranda leads the team in batting average with a high-water mark of .325.

Rays Team Props

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