Rangers vs. Royals prediction: Kansas City predicted to win Monday's MLB matchup [8/18/2025]

The Kansas City Royals will take on the Texas Rangers in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium on Monday, starting at 7:40PM ET.

The Royals will send Michael Wacha (7-9, 3.35 ERA) to the mound, up against Jack Leiter (7-6, 3.94 ERA) for the Rangers.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced MLB model predicts the Royals as the most likely winner of today's game.

For further insights into Monday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Rangers vs. Royals predictions page.

Royals vs. Rangers prediction: Who will win, cover the run line?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Monday's MLB game between the Rangers and Royals 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives the Royals a 55% chance of defeating the Rangers.

According to our model, the Rangers (+1.5) have a 63% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 9 runs has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Rangers vs. Royals odds [8/18/2025]

We have researched the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Rangers	Royals
Run Line	+1.5 (-188)	-1.5 (+158)
Moneyline	+110	-124
Total	o9 (-120)	u9 (+101)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Rangers vs. Royals picks and best bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Rangers vs. Royals matchup is on the run line.

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Rangers vs. Royals game-day updates and essential details

Monday's MLB action between the Royals and Rangers at Kauffman Stadium is scheduled to begin at 7:40PM ET.

• Who: Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals
• Date: Monday, August 18, 2025
• Time: 7:40PM ET/4:40PM PT
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict the Royals, with a 55% win probability, will likely beat the Rangers on Monday.

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