The Los Angeles Dodgers and Kansas City Royals meet Friday in MLB action at Sutter Health Park. Here’s a Royals vs Dodgers Prediction. This article will include a Royals vs Dodgers Pick.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 51-31 on the year and play the Guardians, Rays, and Astros next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .265 on the season, have a .340 OBP, and a .462 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff has a 4.20 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Shohei Ohtani leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 92 hits and 52 RBI, while Andy Pages and Freddie Freeman have combined for 167 hits and 96 RBI.
Dustin May gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 4-5 with a 4.46 ERA and 72 strikeouts this season. This will be May’s first career game against the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 38-43 on the year and play the Mariners, Diamondbacks, and Pirates next. The Kansas City Royals are batting .243 on the season, have a .297 OBP, and a .364 slugging percentage. The Kansas City Royals pitching staff has a 3.41 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Maikel Garcia leads the Kansas City Royals with 90 hits and 36 RBI, while Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino have combined for 171 hits and 82 RBI.
Noah Cameron gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 2-3 with a 2.08 ERA and 34 strikeouts this season. This will be Cameron’s first career game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Royals have won each of their last four games as underdogs against National League opponents following a home loss.
- The Dodgers have lost three of their last four games as favorites against the Royals following a win.
- The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last 11 games as underdogs against National League opponents following a loss.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 11 night games following a road win.
- The Royals have won the first inning in each of their last three night games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last six games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have led after 5 innings in each of their last four night games against National League opponents.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Royals have lost each of their last 10 games at Kauffman Stadium.
- The Dodgers have won each of their last eight night games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games against NL West opponents following a home loss.
- The road team has covered the run line in 11 of the Royals’ last 12 games.
- The Dodgers have won the first inning in three of their last four road games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last seven home night games.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven games as road favorites against AL Central opponents.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Bobby Witt Jr. has hit a home run in two of the Royals’ last three night games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 14 night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. ranks T6th in the league in Steals (21) this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Freddie Freeman has hit a home run in four of the Dodgers’ last five night games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Mookie Betts has recorded a Double in each of the Dodgers’ last four games at Kauffman Stadium against opponents that held a losing record.
- Dustin May has recorded five or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight appearances in night games.
- Tommy Edman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last six road appearances.
- Shohei Ohtani ranks T2nd in the league in Home Runs (28) this season.
Royals vs Dodgers Prediction
May hasn’t been great this season as he continues to work his way back from injury, and he has a 5.94 ERA and .267 allowed batting average in 33.1 road innings. However, the Dodgers are on one of those runs where it doesn’t matter. When the Dodgers are scoring runs by the boatload, they can overcome subpar pitching. The Royals have scored a combined four runs in their last five games. It doesn’t matter how well Cameron has pitched as a rookie if he’s not going to get run support. Give me the Dodgers and the RL for max betting value.