Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Pick & Prediction 6/14/24
At 10:10 PM ET, the Royals and Dodgers will face off in an interleague matchup. This one is taking place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, and the Dodgers are favored on the money line, with their odds sitting at -159. The money line odds for a Royals win are at +134, and the over/under line is at 8 runs.
Kansas City will be looking for a win to keep pace with the White Sox in the AL Central, as they are 40-30. However, the Dodgers are 1st in the NL West, but they have lost two straight. Cole Ragans is starting for the Royals, and he is facing off against Gavin Stone. SNLA will be televising this one.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS VS KANSAS CITY ROYALS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers Moneyline -159
This game will be played at Dodger Stadium at 10:10 ET on Friday, June 14th.
HOW TO BET THE ROYALS VS DODGERS:
- We have the Dodgers winning by a score of 6 to 5
- However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Royals to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over
Royals Records & Stats
The Royals’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Yankees, closing out their series with a 4-3 win. After allowing three runs to the Yankees in the top of the 8th, the Royals came back with two runs of their own in the bottom of the 8th to pick up the win. Kansas City was the +139 underdog at home going into the game.
Alec Marsh put together a good start for the Royals, going seven innings and not giving up a run. He also issued just two walks and struck out seven Yankees batters. Bobby Witt Jr. was hot at the plate, going 2/3 with a run scored.
Kansas City is 40-30 overall, putting them five games behind the Guardians for the AL Central lead. The Royals will be on the road today vs. the Dodgers, and they are 15-16 on the road this year. At home, the Royals have gone 25-14 this season. Kansas City’s AL Central division record is 13-9 this year.
As the favorite, the Royals have gone 19-9 this year and 21-21 as the underdog. They have an overall series record of 11-10-1 this year, and they dropped their most recent series vs. the Yankees. Heading into today’s game, the Royals are 5-5 across their last 10 games.
The Royals have been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 42-28 overall. They have been especially good on the road, where they are 19-12 against the run line. They are 15-13 against the run line as the favorite and 27-15 as the underdog. Their average run margin overall is +0.9 runs per game, but it jumps to +1.1 at home and +0.5 on the road.
The Kansas City Royals are on the road today against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Over/Under line for this game is set at 8 runs. Both teams have a combined run average of 8.9 runs per game this season. Kansas City has an Over/Under record of 32-36 this season, and the average O/U line for their games is also 8 runs. When the O/U line is set at 8 runs, the Royals have a record of 8-5-1. So far this season, 40 of their games have had O/U lines set at over 8 runs, which accounts for 57.1% of their games.
Cole Ragans has made 14 starts this season and has a record of 4-4. His ERA for the season is 3.08, along with a WHIP of 1.15. So far, Ragans has turned in nine quality starts and is coming off an outing in which he gave up just one earned run in six innings of work. In that start, he finished with a no-decision. Looking back at his last three outings, Ragans has finished with a no-decision in each one. Opponents are batting .218 off the left-hander this season. Per nine innings, he is averaging 11.16 strikeouts compared to 2.85 walks.
So far this season, the Royals are the league’s 6th highest-scoring offense, averaging 4.9 runs per game. At home, they have been even better, averaging 5.4 runs per contest. As a team, they are batting .253 (5th) and have the league’s 6th best slugging percentage.
Bobby Witt Jr. has been on a tear of late, going 9/21 in his last five games, and for the season, he is batting .330 with a team-high 11 home runs and 50 RBIs. Salvador Perez is also having a strong season, batting .297 with 10 homers and 42 RBIs. Perez has gone deep in two straight games and is 3/8 over his last two games.
Dodgers Records & Stats
The Dodgers will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Rangers with a 3-1 loss. This was especially tough, as it was the Rangers who handed the Dodgers the loss, and Los Angeles was the heavy favorite at -189. Offensively, the Dodgers only scored one run on five hits and wasted a big game from Andy Pages, who homered in the first inning.
Michael Grove got the start for the Dodgers and took the loss. He only lasted one inning, giving up two runs on three hits. The Dodgers also issued eight walks in the 8th inning.
Los Angeles is hosting the Royals today with an overall record of 42-28, good for 1st place in the NL West. They lead the Padres by six games heading into today’s matchup. The Dodgers lost the final two games of their series vs. the Rangers, dropping the series 2-1. So far, they are 13-10 in divisional matchups.
At home, the Dodgers are 22-14 this season and have gone 20-14 on the road. As the favorite, the Dodgers are 40-25 this season, and they are 2-3 as the underdog. Los Angeles is also 21-14 when favored at home, and their overall series record is 14-10.
Los Angeles has been a solid team to bet on the run line this season, going 35-35 overall. They are 17-19 at home against the run line, and their average run margin is +1.5 runs per game. They are 18-16 against the run line on the road, where they have a +1.6 run differential. Their average run differential in wins is +4.3 runs per game, while it is -2.8 runs per game in losses.
The Dodgers have a combined run average of 8.5 runs per game, but their over/under record is just .500 at 35-35. The average over/under line for their games is 8 runs, and when the line is set at 8 runs, their record is 3-6. The over/under line for today’s game against the Royals is set at 8 runs. So far this season, 71.4% of Dodgers games have had higher over/under lines than today’s 8-run total. The under has hit in their last two games.
Through 12 starts, Gavin Stone has a record of 7-2 and an ERA of 2.93. He has made six quality starts this year and is averaging 7.05 strikeouts per nine innings. Stone’s most recent outing came against the Yankees, where he picked up the win. In that start, he went 5 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs, and he gave up a homer in the outing. Before that, he had not allowed a homer in three straight outings. The right-hander has been much better at home, coming in with an ERA of 3.18 compared to 4.19 on the road.
Teoscar Hernández has been on a tear for the Dodgers of late, going 7/22 in his last six games with four homers and 11 RBIs. Hernández is also tied for the team lead with 17 homers this season and is 5th in the league in RBIs, with 50. Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani are also having strong seasons for the Dodgers, with Betts batting .308 with 10 homers and Ohtani hitting .306 with a team-high 17 homers.
As a team, the Dodgers are 5th in the league in scoring at 5 runs per game, and they have been even better at home, averaging 5.1 runs per contest. Overall, they are 3rd in homers and have the league’s top on-base percentage and OPS. The Dodgers are also the best team in the league at drawing walks.