Seeking their 34th win of the year, the Los Angeles Angels (33-37) are favorites (-178) on the moneyline when they take on the Kansas City Royals (24-42) Tuesday at 9:38 PM ET. Reid Detmers will get the ball for Los Angeles while Kansas City counter with Jonathan Heasley.
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Angels vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds |
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Angels | -178 | +153 | 9 | -106 | -114 | -1.5 | +111 | -134 |
Computer Predictions for Angels vs. Royals
Our computer pick: Kansas City Royals (+153) and Over (9)
Angels vs. Royals Game Info
- Los Angeles Angels probable starting pitcher: Reid Detmers
- Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Jonathan Heasley
- Game Day: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
- Game Time: 9:38 PM ET
- Location: Anaheim, California
- Stadium: Angel Stadium
Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchup
Detmers | Heasley | |
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11 | GS | 7 |
2-3 | W-L | 1-3 |
4.25 | ERA | 3.72 |
53.0 | IP | 36.1 |
19 | BB | 20 |
38 | SO | 26 |
Angels Starter Reid Detmers
- Detmers makes the start for the Angels, his 12th of the season. He is 2-3 with a 4.25 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched.
- In his last appearance on Thursday, the lefty threw 3 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing four earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- The 22-year-old has a 4.25 ERA and 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings across 11 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .198 to his opponents.
- Detmers heads into this matchup with one quality start under his belt this year.
- Detmers is trying to secure his fifth start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.
- He meets a Royals offense that ranks 27th in the league with 249 runs while batting .238 as a unit. It has a collective .366 slugging percentage (27th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 50 home runs (27th in MLB).
Royals Starter Jonathan Heasley
- The Royals’ Jon Heasley (1-3) will make his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw 4 2/3 innings against the San Francisco Giants, giving up two earned runs while allowing five hits.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.72, a 1.3 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.404 in seven games this season.
- He has earned a quality start three times in seven starts this season.
- Heasley has five starts of five or more innings this season in seven chances. He averages 5.1 innings per outing.
- The Angels are batting .236 this season, 21st in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .398 (13th in the league) with 85 home runs.
Angels Betting Picks & Insights
- The Angels have won 27, or 58.7%, of the 46 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Los Angeles has a record of 5-5 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -178 on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 64% chance of a victory for the Angels.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of their 70 games with a total this season.
- The Angels are 34-36-0 ATS in their 70 games with a spread this season.
Royals Betting Picks & Insights
- The Royals have won in 22, or 37.3%, of the 59 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- Kansas City has a mark of 4-13 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +153 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 39.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Contests with Kansas City have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 32 of 69 chances this season.
- The Royals have posted a record of 29-40-0 against the spread this season.
Angels Leaders & Batting Stats
- Mike Trout has a team-best batting average of .290, while pacing the Angels in home runs (21) and runs batted in (43).
- In all of Major League Baseball, Trout ranks second in homers and 17th in RBI.
- Trout brings a hitting streak of four games into this game. In his last five games he is batting .250 with three home runs, a walk and five RBI.
- Shohei Ohtani has 13 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 26 walks while batting .244.
- Of all major league hitters, Ohtani ranks 22nd in home runs and 29th in RBI.
- Taylor Ward has seven doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 26 walks while hitting .313.
- Ward is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with a home run and two RBI.
- Jared Walsh is batting .255 with 11 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 14 walks.
- Walsh brings a three-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .294 with a home run, a walk and two RBI.
Name | GP | BA | OBP | SLG | HR | RBI | H |
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Mike Trout | 62 | .290 | .387 | .652 | 21 | 43 | 64 |
Shohei Ohtani | 67 | .244 | .321 | .453 | 13 | 37 | 63 |
Taylor Ward | 46 | .313 | .406 | .578 | 11 | 28 | 52 |
Jared Walsh | 66 | .255 | .304 | .457 | 12 | 38 | 62 |
Brandon Marsh | 62 | .242 | .295 | .362 | 6 | 30 | 50 |
Royals Leaders & Batting Stats
- Andrew Benintendi leads the Royals with a .298 batting average.
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Benintendi’s home run total ranks 228th and his RBI tally ranks 125th.
- Whit Merrifield is batting .225 with 13 doubles, three home runs and 19 walks.
- Merrifield ranks 228th in home runs and 97th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .236 with 15 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 13 walks.
- Hunter Dozier is batting .264 with 12 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 18 walks.
Name | GP | BA | OBP | SLG | HR | RBI | H |
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Andrew Benintendi | 65 | .298 | .363 | .396 | 3 | 25 | 73 |
Whit Merrifield | 66 | .225 | .269 | .306 | 3 | 28 | 61 |
Bobby Witt Jr. | 64 | .236 | .279 | .427 | 8 | 32 | 58 |
Hunter Dozier | 59 | .264 | .329 | .435 | 7 | 22 | 57 |
Salvador Pérez | 56 | .212 | .252 | .428 | 11 | 34 | 47 |
Betting Tips for Angels vs. Royals
Our best bet is the Royals on the moneyline at +153 after digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will over the total of 9 runs.
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