Athletics vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - August 19, 2026

Athletics at Royals

11:40 pm • ROYL
7 - 9
Starting Pitchers
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Seth Lugo logoS.LugoKansas City Royals logo5.177-9
Jeffrey Springs logoJ.SpringsAthletics logo6.184-14

Athletics at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Athletics
0-0
+1.5
+1.5-127
o8.5-121
+163
Royals
0-0
u8.5
-1.5+108
u8.5+100
-177
location pinWednesday 11:40 p.m.
August 19, 2026
Kauffman StadiumKansas City
Athletics vs. Royals Expert Picks
Topper
Topper
Last 30d: 191-191-8 (-9.5u)
ATH +170
1u
Sharp Dog Tag (***) Overall: 919-1124-0,45% (ROI:9%) Season:97-121-0,44% (ROI:4%) #TSA
Matthew Lopes
Matthew Lopes
Last 30d: 16-71-0 (-6.0u)
J.Caglianone To Hit 1+ Home Runs Yes+460
1u
B.Witt To Hit 1+ Home Runs Yes+456
1u
Markus Markets
Markus Markets
Last 30d: 9-14-0 (-3.2u)
T.Tolbert u1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-160
1.6u
Scott Rickenbach
Scott Rickenbach
Last 30d: 83-88-2 (-16.0u)
Over 8.5-114
0.88u
Frank Ammirante
Frank Ammirante
Last 30d: 105-113-2 (-16.7u)
S.Lugo u6.5 Hits Allowed-140
1.4u
Adam Kaufman
Adam Kaufman
Last 30d: 191-205-5 (-25.4u)
KC -128
1u

Athletics vs. Royals Previews & Analysis

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Athletics vs. Royals Public Betting Percentages

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Athletics

Public

16%

Bets%

84%

Money%

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

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Royals
76-8640-4136-4522-2950-57
Athletics
78-8435-4643-3814-1963-64

Over/Under History

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Royals
73-86-340-40-133-46-227-2445-59-3
Athletics
84-74-449-30-235-44-216-15-267-58-2

Straight-Up (ML) History

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Royals
69-9341-4028-5326-2540-67
Athletics
64-9832-4932-4915-1848-79

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
Aug 18thATHW 4-3-1.5 LU 9KC -155
Aug 17thATHW 9-5-1.5 WO 9KC -180
Aug 16th@LAAW 3-0-1.5 WU 8.5KC -120
Aug 16th@LAAL 0-1+1.5 WU 8LAA +144
Aug 15th@LAAW 7-6-1.5 LO 8.5KC -105

Royals vs. Athletics Injury Updates

Royals Injuries

  • Anthony Gose
    RP

    Gose is out with arm

    Out

Athletics Injuries

  • Gunnar Hoglund
    SP

    Hoglund is out with back

    Out

  • Drew Rom
    SP

    Rom is out with biceps

    Out

  • Alika Williams
    SS

    Alika Williams has been scratched Thursday.

    Out

Athletics vs. Royals Box Score
Athletics Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Jeffrey Springs logoLJ.Springs, P855.212
Scott Blewett logoRS.Blewett, P70.110
Elvis Alvarado logoRE.Alvarado, P10100
Hayden Juenger logoRH.Juenger, P16003
Drew Rom logoLD.Rom, P26104
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Henry Bolte logo1H.Bolte, CF2-5201
Jeff McNeil logo2J.McNeil, 2B2-4102
Zack Gelof logo3Z.Gelof, LF1-4002
Lawrence Butler logo4L.Butler, RF2-4000
Tommy White logo5T.White, 1B0-4000
Carlos Cortes logo6C.Cortes, DH0-4000
Jonah Heim logo7J.Heim, C0-4000
Donovan Walton logo8D.Walton, SS2-4200
Max Muncy logo9M.Muncy, 3B2-4212
Royals Player Stats
Projected
PITCHERPCIPKER
Seth Lugo logoRS.Lugo, P96635
Alex Lange logoRA.Lange, P10120
Craig Kimbrel logoRC.Kimbrel, P13110
Steven Cruz logoRS.Cruz, P17102
HITTERSH-ABRHRRBI
Nick Loftin logo1N.Loftin, 2B0-2000
Isaac Collins logo1I.Collins, PH0-1001
Isaac Collins logo1I.Collins, LF0-1001
Bobby Witt logo2B.Witt, SS0-4100
Jac Caglianone logo3J.Caglianone, RF1-1000
John Rave logo3J.Rave, PH1-3103
John Rave logo3J.Rave, RF1-3103
Maikel Garcia logo4M.Garcia, 3B2-5101
Vinnie Pasquantino logo5V.Pasquantino, 1B3-4312
Salvador Perez logo6S.Perez, DH1-3101
Carter Jensen logo7C.Jensen, C1-3000
Tyler Tolbert logo8T.Tolbert, LF1-3100
Tyler Tolbert logo8T.Tolbert, 2B1-3100
Kyle Isbel logo9K.Isbel, CF1-4101

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Athletics at Royals Team Totals

MatchupOverUnder
Athletics
0-0
N/A
N/A
Royals
0-0
N/A
N/A