Angels vs. Royals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/20/2022

Led by Mike Trout (three-game homer streak), the Los Angeles Angels (33-36) are favorites versus the Kansas City Royals (23-42) Monday at 9:38 PM ET. Oddsmakers have named the Angels as -190 favorites for the game. Los Angeles’ Noah Syndergaard and Kansas City’s Kris Bubic have been named the starters for this contest.

Angels vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Angels vs. Royals

Our computer pick: Kansas City Royals (+160) and Over (8.5)

Angels vs. Royals Game Info

• Los Angeles Angels probable starting pitcher: Noah Syndergaard
• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Kris Bubic
• Game Day: Monday, June 20, 2022
• Game Time: 9:38 PM ET
• Location: Anaheim, California
• Stadium: Angel Stadium

Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchup

Angels Starter Noah Syndergaard

• Syndergaard (4-5) takes the mound for the Angels in his 11th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.53 ERA in 51 innings pitched, with 35 strikeouts.
• In his last time out on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the righty went 4 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering two hits.
• The 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.53, with 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents are hitting .241 against him.
• Syndergaard has four quality starts under his belt this year.
• Syndergaard heads into the matchup with seven outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
• The opposing Royals offense has the 27th-ranked slugging percentage (.363) and ranks 29th in MLB play with 47 home runs. It has a collective .237 batting average, and is 22nd in MLB with 519 total hits and 27th in MLB action scoring 243 runs.

Royals Starter Kris Bubic

• The Royals will send Bubic (0-4) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
• The left-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw 5 1/3 innings against the San Francisco Giants, giving up three earned runs while allowing five hits.
• The 24-year-old has an ERA of 8.36, a 1.333 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.893 in nine games this season.
• In eight starts this season, Bubic has not yet earned a quality start.
• In eight starts, Bubic has pitched through or past the fifth inning three times. He has a season average of 3.0 frames per outing.
• The Angels have scored 289 runs this season, which ranks 14th in MLB. They are batting .236 for the campaign with 84 home runs, sixth in the league.

Angels Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Angels have been favored 45 times and won 27, or 60%, of those games.
• Los Angeles has entered seven games this season favored by -190 or more and is 4-3 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from the Angels, based on the moneyline, is 65.5%.
• Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 32 of their 69 opportunities.
• The Angels are 34-35-0 ATS in their 69 games with a spread this season.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have come away with 21 wins in the 58 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Kansas City has a win-loss record of 2-12 when favored by +160 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 38.5% chance of walking away with the win.
• Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 32 of their 68 opportunities.
• The Royals are 28-40-0 against the spread in their 68 games that had a posted line this season.

Angels Leaders & Batting Stats

• Trout’s 21 home runs and 43 RBI both lead the Angels, in addition to his team-high .290 average.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Trout is second in home runs and 17th in RBI.
• Trout has collected a hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .300 with five home runs, two walks and nine RBI.
• Shohei Ohtani has 13 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 24 walks while hitting .242.
• Ohtani ranks 22nd in homers and 29th in RBI on the season.
• Taylor Ward is batting .309 with seven doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 26 walks.
• Jared Walsh has 11 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 14 walks while hitting .255.
• Walsh brings a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a home run, a walk and two RBI.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bobby Witt Jr. has driven in the most runs for the Royals with 32 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in MLB, Witt Jr.’s home run total ranks 69th and his RBI tally ranks 62nd.
• Whit Merrifield is batting .226 with 13 doubles, three home runs and 19 walks.
• Merrifield ranks 228th in homers and 96th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Andrew Benintendi has put up a team-best batting average of .295.
• Hunter Dozier is hitting .259 with 12 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 18 walks.

Betting Tips for Angels vs. Royals

We have the Royals on the moneyline at +160 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.