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LA Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 6-15-24 Picks

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Evan Walker

Kansas City Royals (40-30) vs. LA Dodgers (42-28)
June 15, 2024 9:10 pm EDT
The Line: LA Dodgers -204 / Kansas City Royals +170; Over/Under: +7.5
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The Kansas City Royals and LA Dodgers meet Saturday in MLB Game 2 action at Dodger Stadium. Here’s a LA Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction.

Kansas City Royals Betting Preview

The Kansas City Royals are 40-31 on the year after losses to the Mariners and Yankees. The Kansas City Royals have scored 12 runs in their last 3 Games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 9 Games. The Kansas City Royals have won 5 of their last 8 Games when scoring 4 or more runs. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 93 hits and 50 RBI, while Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez have combined for 148 hits and 83 RBI.

LA Dodgers Betting Preview

The LA Dodgers are 43-28 on the year after beating the Yankees and Rangers. The LA Dodgers have scored 7 runs in their last 3 Games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 9 Games. The LA Dodgers have won 6 of their last 8 Games when scoring 4 or more runs. Mookie Betts leads the LA Dodgers with 85 hits and 40 RBI while Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman have combined for 161 hits and 86 RBI.

Kansas City Royals vs LA Dodgers Pitching Matchup

Seth Lugo gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 9-2 with a 2.36 ERA and 75 strikeouts this season. Lugo has allowed 14 hits and 9 runs in his last 13 innings. Lugo has a 1.69 ERA and .175 allowed batting average in 48 road innings. Lugo is 2-2 with a 6.30 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his career against the LA Dodgers.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the ball for the LA Dodgers, and he is 6-2 with a 3.00 ERA and 83 strikeouts this season. Yamamoto has allowed 9 hits and 1 run in his last 13 innings. Yamamoto has a 3.86 ERA and .250 allowed batting average in 37.1 home innings. This will be Yamamoto’s first career Game against the Kansas City Royals.

Why the Kansas City Royals will win

The Royals have won five of their last six games as road underdogs following a loss.
The Dodgers have lost four of their last five games as favorites against AL Central opponents following a home win.
The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last seven games as road underdogs following a loss.
The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six night games against AL Central opponents following a home win.
The Dodgers have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last six games as home favorites against American League opponents.
The Dodgers have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last six games as favorites against AL Central opponents.

Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts

Max Muncy has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last seven appearances in night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
Mookie Betts has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Mookie Betts has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 15 appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Max Muncy has hit at least one home run in three of his last four appearances in night games against AL Central teams that held a winning record.
Mookie Betts has recorded a Double in four of the Dodgers’ last five games against the Royals.
Freddie Freeman has recorded at least one Single in each of the Dodgers’ last six games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Shohei Ohtani has scored at least one run in 10 of the Dodgers’ last 11 games against opponents that held a winning record.

Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts

Seth Lugo has recorded a win in eight of his last nine road appearances.
Seth Lugo has recorded five or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine appearances with his team as a road underdog.
Salvador Perez has hit a home run in three of the Royals’ last four road games against NL opponents.
Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Royals’ last six games against NL opponents.
Garrett Hampson has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven road appearances.
Salvador Perez has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Royals’ last five games as underdogs against NL opponents.
Vinnie Pasquantino has scored at least one run in each of his three previous appearances against the Dodgers.
Hunter Renfroe has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances against NL West opponents.
Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one Single in eight of the Royals’ last nine games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.

LA Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction

The LA Dodgers are going to be favored pretty much every time they take the field, especially at home. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has also been ridiculous this season, and he’s a strong candidate to win the NL ROY. However, this line is absolutely ludicrous when you consider the Royals are a winning team and have Seth Lugo on the bump. Lugo has a top-10 ERA and a top-25 WHIP. Lugo has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this season. Give me the Royals and the big plus money, as it’s one of the best value bets on Saturday’s MLB card.