Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Pick & Prediction 6/16/24
The Dodgers are heavy favorites heading into Sunday’s interleague matchup vs. the Royals, with their money line odds sitting at -260. On the other side, the Royals have a money line payout of +215, and the over/under line is currently at 8 runs.
First pitch from Dodger Stadium is set for 4:10 PM ET, and SNLA will be televising this one. Brady Singer is starting for the Royals, and he is facing off against Tyler Glasnow. The Royals are 41-31, while the Dodgers are leading the NL West with a record of 43-29.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS LOS ANGELES DODGERS BETTING PICK
The Pick: OVER 8 Runs
This game will be played at Dodger Stadium at 4:10 ET on Sunday, June 16th.
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
Thanks to a four-run 6th inning for the Royals’ offense, they cruised to a 7-2 win over the Dodgers in the most recent game of this series. Heading into the game, the Royals were at +200 on the money line.
The starting pitching matchup for this game featured Seth Lugo for the Royals, and he went six innings while giving up two runs and picked up a win. Blake Treinen got the loss for the Dodgers, going just two innings and giving up two earned runs.
Kansas City got a huge performance from MJ Melendez, as he went 2/4 with a home run and four RBIs. Both Bobby Witt Jr. and Teoscar Hernandez each drove in two for the Royals’ offense.
Royals Records & Stats
Kansas City is 41-31 overall and is 5.0 games behind the Guardians in the AL Central. The Royals are 13-9 against other teams in the AL Central. The Royals took the first game of this series vs. the Dodgers but dropped game two.
At home, the Royals have gone 25-14 this year, and they are just above .500 at 16-17 on the road. As the favorite, the Royals are 19-9 this year, and they are 22-22 as the underdog. So far, they are 10-13 as the underdog on the road. Kansas City’s overall series record is 11-10-1.
The Royals have a run line record of 44-28 this season, including a 21-12 mark on the road. Their average run margin for the season is +0.9 runs per game. They have covered the run line in three straight games and are 29-15 against the run line as an underdog this season.
The Kansas City Royals are on the road today to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. The O/U line for today’s game is set at 8 runs. The Royals have an average combined run average of 8.9 runs per game this season, and their O/U record is 33-37. When the O/U line is set at 8 runs, their record is 8-5-1. So far this season, 55.6% of their games have had O/U lines set higher than 8 runs.
Brady Singer gets the start for the Royals today as he faces the Dodgers on the road. He has made 13 starts this year and has a record of 4-3 with an ERA of 3.30. Singer’s WHIP for the season is 1.23. In his 13 appearances, he has turned in four quality starts. Singer’s last outing came against the Yankees, where he took the loss, giving up six earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of work. Before that outing, he had gone three straight starts without taking the loss. Singer’s ERA on the road is 3.86, compared to 3.12 at home.
So far this season, the Royals are averaging 4.9 runs per game, which is good for 6th in the league. They have been even better at home, averaging 5.4 runs per game. As a team, the Royals are batting .251 (5th) and have the 7th best slugging percentage in the league. The Royals have two hitters with 11 homers this season, with Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez both sitting at the top of the team’s home run leaderboard.
Over his last eight games, Bobby Witt Jr. has gone 12/34 and driven in four runs. For the season, he is batting .326 and has 51 RBIs, which is 5th best in the league. Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez are both batting .375 this season. MJ Melendez and Nelson Velazquez are both near the top of the Royals home run leaderboard, but they are batting just .168 and .205, respectively.
Dodgers Records & Stats
With a record of 43-29, the Dodgers lead the NL West by seven games over the Padres. The Dodgers are 13-10 against other teams in the NL West. Los Angeles is at home today, where they are 23-15 this season. On the road, the Dodgers have gone 20-14 this year.
Los Angeles is 41-26 as the favorite this year but just 2-3 as the underdog. The Dodgers’ overall series record is 14-10, and they are tied 1-1 in their series vs. the Royals. Heading into today’s game, the Dodgers are 5-5 over their last 10 games.
The Dodgers have been a solid run line bet overall this season, going 35-37. They have been slightly better on the road, going 18-16. The average run margin in their games this season is 1.4 runs per game, and they have been a run line favorite in 67 of their 69 games.
Los Angeles has a 36-36 over/under record this season, and the average over/under line in their games is 8 runs. Their games have averaged 8.5 runs per game, and today’s over/under line is set at 8 runs. The Dodgers have played 50 games this season with over/under lines set higher than 8 runs, which accounts for 69.4% of their games. When the line is set at 8 runs, their over/under record is 3-6.
Right-hander Tyler Glasnow gets the start for the Dodgers today as he faces the Royals at home. So far this season, he has made 14 starts and has a record of 6-5 with a 3.24 ERA. Looking at his overall numbers, Glasnow has a WHIP of 0.94 and opponents are batting .171 this season. In his last outing, he took the loss, giving up five earned runs in six innings of work. Before that, he had given up just one earned run in back-to-back outings. The right-hander has allowed at least one homer in four straight starts.
Los Angeles comes into the game with the league’s best on-base percentage and OPS, and they are also 2nd in team batting average and 3rd in home runs. As a team, they are averaging 4.9 runs per game, which is 4th in the league. The Dodgers have been even better at home this season, averaging 5 runs per contest.
Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez are tied for the team lead in home runs, with 17 apiece. Ohtani is also 2nd on the team with 44 RBIs, while Hernandez’s 50 RBIs are 6th in the league. Both players have been hot of late, with Ohtani going 12/37 with five homers in his last 10 games, and Ohtani is on a nine-game hitting streak.