Royals vs. Orioles Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/10/2022

Seeking their 20th win of the year, the Kansas City Royals (19-37) are favorites (-112) on the moneyline when they take on the Baltimore Orioles (24-34) Friday at 8:10 PM ET. Kansas City’s Jonathan Heasley 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 (-107) and Over (9.5)

Royals vs. Orioles Game Info

• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Jonathan Heasley
• Baltimore Orioles probable starting pitcher: Bruce Zimmermann
• Game Day: Friday, June 10, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchup

Royals Starter Jonathan Heasley

• The Royals will send Jon Heasley (0-3) out to make his sixth start of the season. He is 0-3 with a 4.62 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Sunday, the righty tossed 6 2/3 innings against the Houston Astros, giving up three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
• In five games this season, the 25-year-old has put up a 4.62 ERA and 5.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .263 to opposing hitters.
• Heasley is aiming for his third straight quality start.
• Heasley will try to go five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 5.0 frames per outing.
• He will take the mound against an Orioles offense that ranks 18th in MLB with 449 total hits (on a .229 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .369 (24th in MLB) with 56 total home runs (16th in MLB).

Orioles Starter Bruce Zimmermann

• Zimmermann (2-4) will take to the mound for the Orioles and make his 12th start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up five earned runs on 10 hits in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.40 and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .287 in 11 games this season.
• In 11 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in three of them.
• Zimmermann has eight starts of five or more innings this season in 11 chances. He averages 5.1 innings per outing.
• The Royals have scored 210 runs this season, which ranks 26th in MLB. They have 448 hits, 20th in baseball, with 40 home runs (28th in the league).
• The left-hander has faced the Royals one time this season, allowing them to go 5-for-22 with two doubles, a triple and two RBI in six innings.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have won four of the eight games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• This season, Kansas City has won four of its eight games when favored by at least -112 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Royals, based on the moneyline, is 52.8%.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 30 of their 59 opportunities.
• The Royals have an ATS record of 24-35-0 in 59 games with a spread this season.

Orioles Betting Picks & Insights

• The Orioles have come away with 22 wins in the 56 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, Baltimore has come away with a win 22 times in 55 chances when named as an underdog of at least -107 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 51.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• Baltimore and their opponents have hit the over in 25 of their 59 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Orioles are 35-24-0 against the spread in their 59 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Royals RBI leader this season is Bobby Witt Jr., who has knocked in 29 runs while hitting .227 with seven home runs.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Witt Jr. is 60th in home runs and 50th in RBI.
• Witt Jr. carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with a double, three walks and an RBI.
• Whit Merrifield is hitting .221 with 12 doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
• Merrifield is 203rd in home runs and 83rd in RBI in the major leagues.
• Merrifield enters this game looking for his third game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .238 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi paces the Royals with a team-best batting average of .312.
• Hunter Dozier is hitting .262 with 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 15 walks.

Orioles Leaders & Batting Stats

• Austin Hays has driven in the most runs for the Orioles with 31 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Hays ranks 60th in homers and 32nd in RBI.
• Hays has collected a hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with a double, two home runs and six RBI.
• Trey Mancini’s .304 batting average is a team-high mark.
• Mancini is 88th among all hitters in MLB in home runs, and 83rd in RBI.
• Cedric Mullins has 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 15 walks while hitting .240.
• Anthony Santander has swatted a team-high nine long balls.

Betting Tips for Royals vs. Orioles

We have the Orioles on the moneyline at -107 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 9.5 runs.