Giants vs. Royals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/13/2022

Following a four-hit effort in a loss to the Orioles, Hunter Dozier leads the Kansas City Royals (20-39) into action as +149 underdogs against the San Francisco Giants (33-26). The game gets underway from Oracle Park at 9:45 PM ET on Monday. Alex Wood gets the starting nod for San Francisco while Brady Singer is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.

Giants vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Giants vs. Royals

Our computer pick: Kansas City Royals (+149) and Over (8)

Giants vs. Royals Game Info

• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Alex Wood
• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Brady Singer
• Game Day: Monday, June 13, 2022
• Game Time: 9:45 PM ET
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Stadium: Oracle Park

San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchup

Giants Starter Alex Wood

• The Giants will send Wood (3-5) out for his 12th start of the season. He is 3-5 with a 4.23 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 55 1/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out came on Thursday against the Colorado Rockies, when the lefty threw 7 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up five hits.
• In 11 games this season, the 31-year-old has a 4.23 ERA and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .272 to opposing hitters.
• Wood is looking to secure his second quality start of the season.
• Wood will try to go five or more innings for his fourth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.0 innings per outing.
• He will face a Royals offense that ranks 26th in the league with 229 runs while batting .240 as a unit. It has a collective .372 slugging percentage (25th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 46 home runs (27th in MLB).

Royals Starter Brady Singer

• Singer (3-1) will take to the mound for the Royals and make his sixth start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays.
• The 25-year-old has pitched in eight games this season with an ERA of 4.33, an 8.75 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.160.
• He has started five games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in two of them.
• Singer has five starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Giants rank 16th in MLB with a .241 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 11th in the league (.403) and 72 home runs.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• The Giants have won 27, or 60%, of the 45 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• San Francisco is 8-6 this season when entering a game favored by -173 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Giants, based on the moneyline, is 63.4%.
• San Francisco and its opponents have hit the over in 30 of their 60 games with a total this season.
• The Giants have an ATS record of 28-31-0 in 59 games with a spread this season.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have come away with 18 wins in the 53 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This year, Kansas City has won two of 15 games when listed as at least +149 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 40.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Kansas City and their opponents have hit the over in 32 of their 62 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Royals are 25-37-0 against the spread in their 62 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wilmer Flores has racked up a team-high 33 runs batted in.
• Of all hitters in baseball, Flores’ home run total ranks him 68th, and his RBI tally puts him 35th.
• Thairo Estrada has a club-best .277 batting average.
• Estrada ranks 170th in homers and 97th in RBI on the year.
• Estrada has five games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a triple, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• Joc Pederson leads the Giants with 13 home runs.
• Mike Yastrzemski has 14 doubles, six home runs and 26 walks while hitting .275.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bobby Witt Jr. has driven in the most runs for the Royals with 30 runs batted in.
• Witt Jr.’s home run total places him 54th in the big leagues, and he is 59th in RBI.
• Witt Jr. has collected a hit in five straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .588 with a double, a triple, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
• Whit Merrifield is batting .221 with 13 doubles, three home runs and 16 walks.
• Merrifield is 213th overall in homers and 97th in RBI this season.
• Andrew Benintendi paces the Royals’ lineup with a .303 batting average.
• Dozier is hitting .276 with 12 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 15 walks.

Betting Tips for Giants vs. Royals

After analyzing all of the key trends and stats for this matchup, our best bet is the Royals on the moneyline at +149. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.