Royals vs. Orioles Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/9/2022

Kansas City’s Kris Bubic gets the start, and he’ll go against Baltimore’s Bruce Zimmermann.

Royals vs. Orioles Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Royals vs. Orioles

Our computer pick: Baltimore Orioles (-109) and Over (9.5)

Royals vs. Orioles Game Info

• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Kris Bubic
• Baltimore Orioles probable starting pitcher: Bruce Zimmermann
• Game Day: Thursday, June 9, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchup

Royals Starter Kris Bubic

• The Royals are sending Bubic (0-3) to the mound for his seventh start of the season. He is 0-3 with a 9.33 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Saturday, the lefty threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings against the Houston Astros while surrendering five hits.
• The 24-year-old has an ERA of 9.33, with 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opposing hitters have a .312 batting average against him.
• Bubic has not recorded a quality start on the season.
• Bubic is looking to pick up his third start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
• The opposing Orioles offense has a collective .228 batting average, and is 18th in the league with 439 total hits and 24th in MLB play with 224 runs scored. It has the 24th-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and ranks 16th in home runs (56) in all of MLB.

Orioles Starter Bruce Zimmermann

• The Orioles will send Zimmermann (2-4) to the mound for his 12th start this season.
• The left-hander last pitched on Friday, when he gave up five earned runs and allowed 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Cleveland Guardians.
• The 27-year-old has pitched to a 4.40 ERA this season with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 1.7 walks per nine across 11 games.
• He has started 11 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in three of them.
• In 11 starts this season, Zimmermann has lasted five or more innings eight times, with an average of 5.1 innings per appearance.
• The Royals rank 20th in MLB with a .235 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 26th in the league (.358) and 38 home runs.
• This season, the left-hander has pitched against the Royals in one game, and they have gone 5-for-22 with two doubles, a triple and two RBI over six innings.
• The 27-year-old’s 4.40 ERA ranks 48th, 1.308 WHIP ranks 45th, and 6.6 K/9 ranks 53rd among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have won three of the seven games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• This season, Kansas City has won three of its seven games when favored by at least -109 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 52.2% chance to win.
• Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 29 of their 58 chances.
• The Royals have an ATS record of 23-35-0 in 58 games with a spread this season.

Orioles Betting Picks & Insights

• The Orioles have been chosen as underdogs in 55 games this year and have walked away with the win 22 times (40%) in those games.
• This season, Baltimore has come away with a win 22 times in 55 chances when named as an underdog of at least -109 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 52.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• Baltimore and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 24 of their 58 opportunities.
• The Orioles have an against the spread record of 35-23-0 in 58 games with a line this season.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Andrew Benintendi leads the Royals with a .315 batting average.
• Benintendi ranks 246th in homers and 124th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Whit Merrifield is batting .217 with 12 doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
• Merrifield is 197th in home runs and 77th in RBI on the year.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has sent home a team-best 28 runs batted in.
• Hunter Dozier has 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 15 walks while hitting .262.

Orioles Leaders & Batting Stats

• Austin Hays has driven in the most runs for the Orioles with 30 runs batted in.
• Hays is 56th in homers and 35th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Trey Mancini is batting .303 to lead the lineup.
• Mancini is 81st in home runs and 88th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Anthony Santander paces the Orioles in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (30).
• Cedric Mullins is hitting .237 with 12 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 15 walks.

Betting Tips for Royals vs. Orioles

We have the Orioles on the moneyline at -109 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after looking at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 9.5 runs.