Rangers vs. Royals prediction: Kansas City favored to win Thursday's MLB matchup [8/21/2025]

The Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers are scheduled to meet in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday, starting at 2:10PM ET.

The Royals will have Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.43 ERA) as their starting pitcher, while the Rangers will counter with Patrick Corbin (6-9, 4.45 ERA).

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven MLB model predicts the Royals as the most likely winner of today's game.

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

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday's MLB game between the Rangers and Royals 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Royals a 51% chance of beating the Rangers.

According to our model, the Rangers (+1.5) have a 67% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 9 runs has a 52% chance of staying under.

Rangers vs. Royals odds [8/21/2025]

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

Bet Type	Rangers	Royals
Run Line	+1.5 (-210)	-1.5 (+160)
Moneyline	+100	-112
Total	o9 (-112)	u9 (-105)

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

Thursday's MLB game between the Royals and Rangers at Kauffman Stadium is scheduled to begin at 2:10PM ET.

• Who: Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals
• Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025
• Time: 2:10PM ET/11:10AM PT
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict the Royals, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat the Rangers on Thursday.

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