Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals odds, tips and betting trends | April 2

In the second game of a three-game series at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the Kansas City Royals (1-3) meet the Baltimore Orioles (3-1), Tuesday at 6:35 PM ET.

The Orioles are favored (-174 moneyline odds) when they host the Royals (+146). The Orioles will give the ball to Cole Irvin versus the Royals and Alec Marsh.

Get ready for the Orioles vs. Royals with everything you need to know before Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:17 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Orioles (-174, bet $174 to win $100)
• Underdog: Royals (+146, bet $100 to win $146)
• Over/under: 8.5

Orioles vs. Royals: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
• Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
• Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Orioles stats and trends

Orioles betting records

• The Orioles won 57, or 66.3%, of the 86 games they played as favorites last season.
• Last season Baltimore won 23 of its 28 games, or 82.1%, when favored by at least -174 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Orioles, based on the moneyline, is 63.5%.
• Baltimore and its opponents hit the over in 80 of 165 games with a total last season.
• The Orioles were 97-68-0 against the spread last season.

Cole Irvin (Orioles probable starter)

• Irvin will start for the Orioles, his first of the season.
• In his last appearance on Sunday, Oct. 1, the 30-year-old lefty came out of the bullpen and went two scoreless innings against the Boston Red Sox.
• In 24 games last season he put together a 1-4 record and had a 4.42 ERA and a 1.280 WHIP.

Orioles batting stats

• The Orioles hit 183 homers last season, which ranked 17th in the big leagues.
• With a .421 team slugging percentage, Baltimore ranked 10th in the majors last season.
• Batting .255 last season ranked the Orioles 10th in MLB.
• Baltimore was among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking seventh with 807 total runs last season.
• With a .321 on-base percentage, the Orioles ranked 15th in the majors last season.
• Baltimore ranked 12th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.

Royals stats and trends

Royals betting records

• The Royals were chosen as underdogs in 139 games last year and walked away with the win 49 times (35.3%) in those games.
• Last season, Kansas City came away with a win 23 times in 77 chances when named as an underdog of at least +146 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 40.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• Kansas City and its opponents hit the over in 79 of its 160 games with a total last season.
• The Royals went 73-87-0 against the spread in their 160 games that had a posted line last season.

Alec Marsh (Royals probable starter)

• Marsh starts for the first time this season for the Royals.
• In his last appearance on Saturday, Sept. 30, the 25-year-old right-hander came out of the bullpen and went 4 1/3 innings against the New York Yankees.
• Last season he put together a 3-9 record, a 5.69 ERA and a 1.561 WHIP over his 17 games.

Royals batting stats

• The Royals hit the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball last season (163).
• Last year Kansas City’s .398 slugging percentage was 21st in baseball.
• With a .244 batting average a year ago, the Royals ranked 19th in the majors.
• Last season Kansas City was the 23rd-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.2 runs per game (676 total).
• A year ago, the Royals ranked 28th in MLB with a .303 on-base percentage.
• The team struck out 8.6 times per game, the No. 15 average in the majors.