Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Pick & Prediction 6/15/24
At 9:10 PM ET, the Royals and Dodgers face off in an interleague matchup. This one is being played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, and the Dodgers are the heavy favorite on the money line, with their odds sitting at -209. The money line odds for a Royals win are currently at +175, and the over/under line is at 8 runs.
Kansas City will be starting Seth Lugo, while the Dodgers are set to go with Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Royals are 40-31 this season, while the Dodgers are leading the NL West with a record of 43-28. BSKC will be televising this one, and you can catch it on MLB Extra Innings.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS LOS ANGELES DODGERS BETTING PICK
The Pick: OVER 8 Runs
This game will be played at Dodger Stadium at 9:10 ET on Saturday, June 15th.
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 three-run 5th inning for the Dodgers’ offense, they picked up a 4-3 win over the Royals in the most recent game of this series. Heading into the game, the Dodgers were favored at -152 on the money line.
The starting pitching matchup for this game featured Gavin Stone for the Dodgers, and he went seven innings while giving up three runs and picked up a win. Cole Ragans got the start for the Royals, going seven innings and giving up three earned runs.
Los Angeles got a huge performance from Miguel Rojas, as he went 2/3 with a home run and two RBIs. Chris Taylor and Shohei Ohtani each drove in a run for the Dodgers’ offense.
Royals Records & Stats
Kansas City heads into today’s game on the road vs. the Dodgers with a record of 40-31, which has them six games behind the Guardians for the AL Central lead. So far, they have gone 13-9 in divisional games. The Royals dropped the series opener vs. the Dodgers and are 11-10-1 in series this year.
At home, the Royals have gone 25-14 this year, and they are just above .500 at 15-17 on the road. So far, they have been good as the favorite, going 19-9, and they are 21-22 as the underdog. Kansas City’s overall record is a result of going 4-6 over their last 10 games.
The Royals have been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 43-28 overall. They have been especially good on the road, where they are 20-12 against the run line. They have covered the run line in their last two road games and are 28-15 as the underdog this season.
The Kansas City Royals are on the road today to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. The over/under line for the game is set at 8 runs. The Royals have a combined run average of 8.9 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 32-37. When the over/under line is set at 8 runs, their record is 8-5-1. So far this season, 56.3% of their games have had over/under lines set at over 8 runs.
Seth Lugo gets the start for the Royals today as he faces the Dodgers on the road. So far this season, he has made 14 starts and has a record of 9-2. Lugo’s ERA is an impressive 2.37, and he most recently pitched on June 10th, where he took the loss, giving up four earned runs in seven innings of work. Before that outing, he had won three straight starts. Lugo has been much better on the road, coming in with a record of 6-0 and 1.81 ERA compared to 3-2 with a 3.16 ERA at home.
So far this season, the Royals are averaging 4.8 runs per game, which is 7th in the league. They have been even better at home, averaging 5.4 runs per game. As a team, they are batting .252, which is the 6th best mark in the league. Kansas City’s offense is also one of the best in the league at avoiding strikeouts.
Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez have been two of the Royals’ top power hitters this season, as they are both tied for the team lead with 11 home runs. Witt Jr. is also batting .325 for the season and has gone 14/38 in his last nine games. Perez is batting .297 overall.
Dodgers Records & Stats
Los Angeles is 43-28 overall this season and leads the NL West by seven games over the Padres. So far, they have gone 13-10 against other teams in the NL West. The Dodgers picked up a win in the series opener vs. the Royals and are 5-5 across their last 10 games.
At home, the Dodgers are 23-14 this year and have gone 20-14 on the road. As the favorite, Los Angeles is 41-25 and 2-3 as the underdog. So far, their overall series record is 14-10.
Los Angeles has been a solid team to back on the run line this season, as they have a 35-36 mark overall. They have been slightly better on the road, going 18-16, compared to 17-20 at home. They have been a favorite in most games, going 33-33 on the run line, while they have only been an underdog five times, going 2-3.
Los Angeles Dodgers games have gone under the total in three straight games and have an over/under record of 35-36 on the season. The average over/under line for their games is 8 runs, and their combined run average is 8.5 runs per game. Today’s over/under line is set at 8 runs, and 70.4% of their games this season have had higher lines than that.
Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the start for the Dodgers today as he faces the Royals at home. He has made 13 starts this year and has a record of 6-2 with a 3.00 ERA. Yamamoto’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.07. In his 13 starts, he has turned in seven quality starts and is averaging 10.38 strikeouts per nine innings. Yamamoto most recently faced the Yankees, where he went seven innings, giving up no earned runs and coming away with a no-decision. Before that outing, he had given up at least two homers in three straight starts.
As a team, the Dodgers are 5th in the league in scoring, averaging 5 runs per game. They have been even better at home, averaging 5.1 runs per game. Overall, they are one of the league’s top power-hitting teams, ranking 3rd in home runs. The Dodgers have the league’s best on-base percentage and OPS, and are also near the top of the league in batting average and slugging percentage.
Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez are tied for the team lead with 17 home runs apiece, with Ohtani batting .309 and Hernandez at .257. Hernandez has gone deep five times in his past 10 games, going 10/37 in that stretch. Freddie Freeman has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 12/37 with two homers in his past 10 games.