The Baltimore Orioles will be facing off against the Kansas City Royals in a Saturday showdown. Fox Sports Kansas City will televise this AL matchup and the game is scheduled to get underway at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals Odds
For anyone who wants to play the moneyline, each team is currently receiving matching odds (-105) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this game at 10 runs (-120 for the under and +100 for the over). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the current odds sitting at Orioles -1.5 runs (+140) and Royals +1.5 runs (-160).
The Royals are 47-89 straight up (SU) and 63-72 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 24.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 21.8 units ATS. The Orioles are 45-89 SU and have gone 57-76 ATS. In total, the club has lost 13.3 units for moneyline gamblers and 23.3 units ATS.
Kansas City games have had an over/under record of 63-64-8 in 2019. The Orioles have been a decent over bet with a total record of 67-57-9.
Dylan Bundy will get the nod for the visiting Orioles. The right-handed Bundy is 6-13 with a 4.98 ERA and 131 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with seven strikeouts and a 1.29 ERA against Kansas City this year.
The Royals will turn to righty Jorge Lopez (2-7, 6.56 ERA), who has 89 strikeouts and 36 walks, in addition to a WHIP of 1.52. Lopez is 1-0 with two strikeouts and a 1.80 ERA in one start against Baltimore this year.
Kansas City’s pitchers have allowed 5.4 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. The team’s starting pitching staff has a 5.23 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 5.09 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 8.5 K/9.
The Kansas City hitters are putting up 4.2 runs per contest, including 3.5 per game over its last 10 games and 4.2 per game over their last five. The team has hit .266/.321/.405 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
The Royals’ batters have been led by second baseman Whit Merrifield and outfielder Alex Gordon. Merrifield is slashing .301/.351/.469 with 15 home runs, 66 RBIs, 90 runs and 17 stolen bases, and Gordon’s line is .259/.334/.398 with 12 homers, 64 RBIs and 68 runs.
In the other dugout, Baltimore’s pitching staff allowed 6.2 runs per game and its starters own a 5.66 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 7.17 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 6.13, along with a K-per-9 of 8.59.
The Orioles offense has slashed .247/.312/.413 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 7.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Baltimore’s hitters have been led by Jonathan Villar and Hanser Alberto, who collectively have blasted 30 home runs. Villar is slashing .278/.347/.464 with 20 home runs, 62 RBIs, 91 runs and 32 stolen bases, while Alberto (.324/.346/.449) is up to 10 homers, 46 RBIs and 49 runs scored.
The Orioles have lost 13.8 units and are 35-49 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 43 of those games, compared to 36 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Royals have lost 20.7 units and are 46-54 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has cashed in 48 of those games, compared to 48 that went under the total.
Orioles at Royals Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Royals, ATS Winner – Royals, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in four of Kansas City’s last seven games.
- The Orioles have an OPS of .725 this season and an OPS of .712 against right-handed pitchers. The Royals’ OPS stands at .704 overall and .713 against righties.
- The Orioles have won four of their last five games SU while the Royals have dropped four of their last five.
- Kansas City has posted 19.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 22.6 over its last five.
- The Orioles have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games. The Royals have hit nine over their last 10.
