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Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 4-2-24 Picks

Kansas City Royals (1-3) vs. Baltimore Orioles (3-1)
April 2, 2024 6:35 pm EDT
The Line: Baltimore Orioles -165 / Kansas City Royals +140; Over/Under: +8.5
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In this article we will formulate a Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles betting prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, April 2nd at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

  • The Royals recent form and recent player performance 
  • The Orioles recent form and recent play performance
  • Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Kansas City
  • Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Baltimore
  • Recent betting trends in games played between Kansas City and Baltimore
  • A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Kansas City and Baltimore

Royals Preview

The Kansas City Royals are 1-3 this year after they lost game one of this series by a score of 6-4 on Monday. The Royals led 3-0 in the fourth inning, but they allowed six of the last seven runs in the loss. Kansas City lost two out of three games against the Twins in their first series, but they did win game three by a score of 11-0. The Royals pitching staff has a 3.82 ERA with a 1.16 WHIP and a .224 opponent batting average. The Kansas City offense has scored 17 runs with a .230 batting average and a .276 on base percentage. Salvador Perez is batting .250 with two home runs and six RBI’s for the Royals. The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Alec Marsh, who was 3-9 with a 5.69 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP over 74.1 innings pitched last year.

Orioles Preview

The Baltimore Orioles are 3-1 this season after they won game one of this series on a two run walk-off home run by Westburg. The Royals tied the game at four in the top of the ninth, but the Orioles were able to walk it off for the win. Baltimore won two out of three games against the Angels in their first series this season. The Orioles pitching staff has a 3.25 ERA with a 0.89 WHIP and a .192 opponent batting average. The Baltimore offense has scored 31 runs with a .267 batting average and a .333 on base percentage. Anthony Santander is batting .250 with two home runs and eight RBI’s for the Orioles. The projected starting pitcher for Baltimore is Cole Irvin, who was 1-4 with a 4.42 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP over 77.1 innings pitched last season. 

Baltimore Orioles Team Facts

  • The Orioles have won each of their last six home games against the Royals.
  • The Orioles have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games as favorites against the Royals following a home win.
  • The Orioles have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games as home favorites against AL Central opponents.
  • The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Orioles’ last three night games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Kansas City Royals Team Facts

  • The Royals have lost each of their last seven games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
  • The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four road games.
  • The Royals have led after 3 innings in each of their last eight night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
  • The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last eight games as road underdogs against AL East opponents.
  • The Royals have led after 5 innings in six of their last eight games as road underdogs against American League opponents.

Royals vs Orioles Betting Prediction

Baltimore comes into this game after winning three of their last four games and they looked poised for another solid season this year. The Orioles have scored a bunch of runs through four games and they will go up against Alec Marsh, who had a very poor 2023. Baltimore will turn to Cole Irvin for the start in this game, who was actually pretty solid for the Orioles last year. I think Baltimore is going to have another big day at the plate and I am taking them to win by at least two runs here. 

David Racey's Free Pick: Orioles -1.5

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David Racey

David started writing about sports in 2015, but sports has been his passion for as long as he can remember. David spends most of his free time watching pretty much anything sports related from Baseball to Tennis and everything in between. David likes to analyze statistics and recent results to form an unbiased opinion on whatever game he is breaking down. Follow David on Twitter at @itsyerboi41

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