Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Odds, MLB Picks [5/24/2024]

The Tampa Bay Rays will take on the Kansas City Royals in MLB action at Tropicana Field on Friday, beginning at 6:50PM ET.

The Rays will have Shawn Armstrong (1-1, 4.03 ERA) as their starting pitcher, while the Royals have opted for Seth Lugo (7-1, 1.79 ERA).

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Royals vs. Rays Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line

We have used trusted machine learning and data analysis to simulate the result of Friday's MLB matchup between the Royals and Rays 10,000 times, in keeping with our coverage of MLB picks.

Our famous predictive analytics model can't split the two teams, giving both the Royals and Rays a 50% chance of winning the game.

According to our model, the Rays (+1.5) have a 63% chance of covering the run line, while the 8-run over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Royals vs. Rays Odds [5/24/2024]

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Royals vs. Rays Picks

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Royals vs. Rays Game Information

Friday's MLB action between the Rays and Royals at Tropicana Field is scheduled to begin at 6:50PM ET.

• Who: Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays
• Date: Friday, May 24, 2024
• Time: 6:50PM ET / 3:50PM PT
• Venue: Tropicana Field

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 9:28PM, May 24

Moneyline

Over / Under

Run Line

Royals

Win %

50%

50%

-114

+100

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Rays

Royals KC

-114

Win %

50%

50%

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Rays TB

+100

Seth Lugo 7-1, 1.79 ERA

Shawn Armstrong 1-1, 4.03 ERA

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Conclusion

We predict a close game between the Royals and Rays on Friday, with each team having a 50% chance of winning..

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