Angels vs. Royals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/21/2022

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.

Angels vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line

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

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.

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.

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.