Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-145) Kansas City (+125)

The Kansas City Royals (38-40) welcome the Tampa Bay Rays (43-35) at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Rays at -145 while the Royals are priced at +125. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Taj Bradley and Kris Bubic.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball. They have racked up 371 runs scored while having a team OBP of .323. The Rays have accumulated 125 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 84 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 352 runs batted in in addition to 671 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .256. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .404 and have struck out 654 times, while taking a walk on 244 occasions.

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The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.59 on the campaign (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 634 batters. Rays pitchers have conceded 103 home runs in addition to 301 runs in total (9th in the league). They have walked 214 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.23 as a squad so far this year. Tampa Bay has yielded 613 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 279 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.18.

The Rays have dispatched 246 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 76 runners on the season with 40.8% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 17 saves so far this season and have blown 10 out of their 27 save chances. The Rays relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 63.0% and have come into the game in 74 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 46 holds so far this season (15th in MLB). Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 51 times and also have had 71 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 2,098 putouts for the season, in addition to 723 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 10th in baseball, and have a total of 85 double plays. The Rays have converted 71.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,294 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

Bradley (17-24 career record) holds a FIP of 4.73 and he has gone up against 1,381 hitters in the majors. He has given up 302 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 120 free passes. His earned run average is 4.80 (172 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.310. Bradley has taken the mound for 322 innings and is sitting with 356 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Royals hold a team slugging % of .371 and they average 3.36 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have recorded 127 two-baggers, while taking a walk 187 times as well as racking up 262 runs. Kansas City has tallied 56 home runs so far this year to go along with 258 RBIs. They have been rung up on 527 occasions (29th in MLB) and have a total of 646 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have compiled an OBP of .301 as well as a batting average of .247 so far this season.

The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 283 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.41 (263 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 75 home runs and they surrender 3.67 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.210 in addition to having a FIP of 3.74 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.20 (631 strikeouts vs 228 free passes). They come in at 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 612.

Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.9% out of their 110 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 94 times in high leverage situations and on 78 occasions with base runners. With 79 save situations, the Royals have accrued 45 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are ranked 3rd in baseball with a save rate of 73.5%, and they have sent 252 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. Kansas City has had relievers step onto the hill in 34 save opportunities and they have converted 25 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 63 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in baseball). The Royals have accrued 700 assists, 33 errors and have notched a total of 2,082 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 6,246 innings on the diamond, the Royals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (7th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Bubic has given up 442 hits and he has 416 strikeouts in 440 innings. He has given up a total of 204 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.409 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.34 and he has gone up against 1,897 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Bubic (17-33 career mark) holds a 4.17 earned run average and has given up 9.0 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+125)

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