Athletics (49-78) vs. Kansas City Royals (54-74) August 20, 2026 2:10 pm EDT The Line: Kansas City Royals -136 / Athletics +126; Over/Under: 8 (Get latest betting odds)
The Athletics and the Kansas City Royals meet Thursday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. 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.
The Athletics will send out Gage Jump for the start here and Jump is 5-7 with a 4.50 ERA and 85 strikeouts this season. Randy Dobnak will start for Kansas City and is 2-1 with a 1.73 ERA and 25 strikeouts this season.
The Athletics come into this game looking to bounce back from a 9-7 loss at the hands of Kansas City last time out to sit at 49-78 this season. After this series, the Athletics will head on the road for a series against Houston.
Shea Langeliers has 99 hits with 19 doubles, 23 home runs and 51 RBIs while Tyler Soderstrom’s added 97 hits with 27 doubles, 3 triples, 19 home runs and 56 RBIs. Jacob Wilson also has 85 hits with 16 doubles, 7 home runs and 37 RBIs and Nick Kurtz has 90 hits with 15 doubles, 21 home runs and 69 RBIs this season.
The Kansas City Royals come into this game looking to build on their win over the Athletics on Wednesday to climb to 54-74 this season. After this series, the Royals will take on the Detroit Tigers at home.
Jac Caglianone has 113 hits with 21 doubles, 22 home runs, 58 RBIs and 2 triples while Bobby Witt Jr. has 117 hits with 25 doubles, 14 home runs and 43 RBIs and Vinnie Pasquantino’s added 68 hits with 11 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs and 33 RBIs on the year. Maikel Garcia also has 70 hits with 17 doubles, 3 home runs and 30 RBIs this season. Carter Jensen’s also chipped in 89 hits with 24 doubles, 16 home runs and 56 RBIs this season.
I’m backing the under here. I think these are two of the better options in their respective rotations, as ump has been really good for the Athletics on the road this season while Dobnak has been one of the stronger options in the Royals’ rotation/bullpen. I think this is another 4-3 kind of game, so give me the under in this one.