June 17, 2025 7:06 AM EST

Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers 6/17/2025

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The Texas Rangers are 23-13 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the Kansas City Royals who are 15-18 on the road this season. The Rangers have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Rangers starter Jack Leiter is forecasted to have a better game than Royals starter Seth Lugo. Jack Leiter has a 50% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Seth Lugo has a 44% chance of a QS. If Jack Leiter has a quality start the Rangers has a 80% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 2.8 and he has a 24% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Rangers win 69%. In Seth Lugo quality starts the Royals win 60%. He has a 31% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 60% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Texas Rangers is Corey Seager who averaged 2.27 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 38% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Rangers have a 75% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Kansas City Royals is Bobby Witt Jr. who averaged 2.1 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 34% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Royals have a 53% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. NEITHER TEAM HAS UNITS EDGE

Kansas City RoyalsRECORDTexas RangersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road15-18, 45% -76Record at Home23-13, 64% 246Texas Rangers
VS Texas Rangers0-0 No GamesVS Kansas City Royals0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team .500 or Better22-30, 42% -566vs Team .500 or Better22-28, 44% -881Kansas City Royals
Record As Road Underdog13-12, 52% 386Record As Home Favorite20-6, 77% 633Texas Rangers
When Seth Lugo Starts5-7, 42% -254When Jack Leiter Starts4-7, 36% -334Kansas City Royals

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. NEITHER TEAM HAS UNITS EDGE

Kansas City RoyalsRECORDTexas RangersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road6-5, 55% 157Record at Home6-4, 60% -25Kansas City Royals
VS Texas Rangers0-0 No GamesVS Kansas City Royals0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team Under .5005-7, 42% -234vs Team Under .50010-5, 67% 255Texas Rangers
Record As Road Underdog5-2, 71% 396Record As Home Favorite5-2, 71% 65Kansas City Royals
When Seth Lugo Starts0-3, 0% -300When Jack Leiter Starts1-4, 20% -290Texas Rangers

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Kansas City RoyalsRECORDTexas RangersRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD12-19, 39% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME9-26, 26% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS6-5, 55% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS3-7, 30% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON33-49, 40% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON33-48, 41% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Seth Lugo STARTS4-8, 33% OverOVER-UNDER IN Jack Leiter STARTS3-8, 27% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 18-15, 55% +667 Texas Rangers Home Games: 17-19, 47% -551 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 6-5, 55% +447 Texas Rangers Home Games: 3-7, 30% -460

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 17-16, 52% -210 Texas Rangers Home Games: 23-13, 64% +215 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 4-7, 36% -277 Texas Rangers Home Games: 7-3, 70% +149

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 18-10, 64% + 700 Texas Rangers Home Games: 18-12, 60% + 480 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Kansas City Royals Road Games: 4-5, 44% -150 Texas Rangers Home Games: 4-4, 50% -40

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