Rays vs. Royals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - June 25

The Kansas City Royals will look to Carter Jensen, riding a 15-game hitting streak, against the Tampa Bay Rays at 12:10 p.m. ET on Thursday, at Tropicana Field. Casey Legumina (2-1, 3.45 ERA) gets the start for the Rays, who are 44-33 this season and second in the AL East. Seth Lugo (3-4, 3.69 ERA) is the expected starter for the Royals, who are 34-47 and fifth in the AL Central.

Bookmakers have made the Rays a decent moneyline favorite (-142) at home over the Royals (+118). The game's total is set at 8.

Rays vs. Royals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Thursday, June 25, 2026
• Game time: 12:10 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-142)
• Underdog: Royals (+118)
• Over/under: 8

How to Watch Rays vs. Royals

• TV Channel: RAYS and ROYL
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Rays vs. Royals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have gone 29-19 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 60.4% of those games).
• Kansas City has been pegged as an underdog in 47 games this year and has walked away with the win 18 times (38.3%) in those games.
• Tampa Bay is 8-6 this season when entering a game favored by -142 or more on the moneyline.
• This season, the Royals have been victorious five times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +118 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 58.7% in this game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 45.9% chance of walking away with the win.

Rays vs. Royals: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays have played in 77 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 35 times (35-37-5).
• So far this season, Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 39 of its 81 games with a total.
• The Rays have collected a 43-34-0 record against the spread this season (covering 55.8% of the time).
• The Royals have an against the spread mark of 36-45-0 in 81 games with a line this season.