Rays vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks – April 30

Yandy Diaz and the Tampa Bay Rays square off against Drew Waters and the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. ET in the second game of a three-game series. Bookmakers list the Rays as -185 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Royals +153 moneyline odds to win. Tampa Bay is a 1.5-run favorite (at +111 odds). The over/under for the contest has been listed at 8.5 runs.

Here’s everything you need from a betting perspective on the Rays-Royals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

Rays vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

• When: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 7:05 p.m. ET
• Where: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida
• How to watch on TV: MLB Network, FDSSUN, and FDSKC

Rays vs. Royals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rays 4, Royals 3
• Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 56%, Royals 44%

Rays vs. Royals Betting Insights

• This season, the Rays have been favored 18 times and won nine, or 50%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has not entered a game this season as bigger favorites on the moneyline than the -185 odds on them winning this game.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 64.9% chance of a victory for the Rays.
• The Royals have won in six, or 35.3%, of the 17 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• Oddsmakers have given Kansas City the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +153 moneyline listed for this contest.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 39.5% chance of pulling out a win.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays played as the moneyline favorite for three of their last 10 games, and went 2-1 in those matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings, the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the run total three times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Rays have put together a 7-3-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Diaz is batting .252 with eight doubles, three home runs and eight walks.
• Diaz’s home runs rank him 103rd in the majors, and he ranks 92nd in RBI.
• Junior Caminero has put his power on display as he paces his team with six home runs.
• Including all major league hitters, Caminero ranks 30th in home runs and 92nd in RBI.
• Caminero carries a six-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last 10 games he is batting .233 with four doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
• Jonathan Aranda leads the Rays with a team-best batting average of .294.
• Kameron Misner is batting .311 with seven doubles, a triple, three home runs and six walks.

Rays Team Props

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• In six games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Royals have a record of 4-2.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents have failed to hit the over seven times.
• The Royals have six wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the team in batting average with a mark of .316.
• Witt ranks 152nd in home runs and 133rd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Witt carries a 20-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is batting .333 with four doubles, three walks and three RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .273 with seven doubles, two home runs and 10 walks.
• Garcia ranks 152nd overall in homers and 151st in RBI this year.
• Salvador Perez is hitting .225 with 10 doubles, two home runs and seven walks.
• Vinnie Pasquantino paces the Royals in home runs (three) and runs batted in (16).

Royals Team Props