Giants vs. Royals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/14/2022

The San Francisco Giants (34-26) roll into Tuesday’s matchup with the Kansas City Royals (20-40) looking to extend a four-game winning streak. The contest starts at 9:45 PM ET with the Giants listed as -254 favorites on the moneyline. San Francisco’s Logan Webb and Kansas City’s Kris Bubic have been named the starters for this contest.

Giants vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Giants vs. Royals

Our computer pick: Kansas City Royals (+209) and Over (8)

Giants vs. Royals Game Info

• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Logan Webb
• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Kris Bubic
• Game Day: Tuesday, June 14, 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 Logan Webb

• Webb makes the start for the Giants, his 13th of the season. He is 5-2 with a 3.77 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander’s last time out was on Thursday against the Colorado Rockies, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing seven hits.
• The 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.77, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opponents are batting .247 against him.
• Webb enters the matchup with seven quality starts under his belt this season.
• Webb is looking to secure his 11th start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
• He will face a Royals offense that ranks 27th in the league with 231 runs while batting .239 as a unit. It has a collective .370 slugging percentage (25th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 46 home runs (27th in MLB).
• The 25-year-old’s 3.77 ERA ranks 39th, 1.186 WHIP ranks 31st, and 7.4 K/9 ranks 40th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Royals Starter Kris Bubic

• The Royals will send Bubic (0-3) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
• The left-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed six hits in 4 1/3 innings pitched against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
• The 24-year-old has an ERA of 9.13, a 1.125 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 2.029 in eight games this season.
• Bubic has not earned a quality start in seven starts this season.
• Bubic has made two starts of five or more innings in seven chances this season, and averages 2.3 frames when he pitches.
• The Giants rank 17th in MLB with a .240 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 11th in the league (.402) and 72 home runs.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Giants have been favored 46 times and won 28, or 60.9%, of those games.
• San Francisco has played as a favorite of -254 or more twice this season and split those games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 71.8% chance to win.
• San Francisco and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 30 of their 61 opportunities.
• The Giants are 29-31-0 ATS in their 60 games with a spread this season.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have been underdogs in 54 games this season and have come away with the win 18 times (33.3%) in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have given Kansas City the worst odds of winning they have seen this season with a +209 moneyline listed for this contest.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 32.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with Kansas City have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 32 of 63 chances this season.
• The Royals have posted a record of 25-38-0 against the spread this season.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Thairo Estrada leads the Giants with a team-best batting average of .276.
• Estrada is 169th in home runs and 91st in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Estrada carries a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .290 with a triple, two home runs, four walks and six RBI.
• Wilmer Flores has capitalized on opportunities as he paces his team with 33 RBI.
• Flores ranks 69th in home runs and 36th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Joc Pederson leads the Giants with 13 home runs and 33 runs batted in.
• Mike Yastrzemski is hitting .275 with 15 doubles, six home runs and 27 walks.
• Yastrzemski is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .167 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bobby Witt Jr. has driven in a team-leading 31 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Witt Jr.’s home run total ranks 54th and his RBI tally is 50th.
• Witt Jr. has collected a hit in six games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is batting .333 with a double, a triple, a home run, four walks and four RBI.
• Whit Merrifield is hitting .223 with 13 doubles, three home runs and 16 walks.
• Merrifield ranks 211th overall in home runs and 91st in RBI this season.
• Andrew Benintendi paces the Royals’ lineup with a .297 batting average.
• Hunter Dozier is batting .270 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 statistics for this matchup, our best bet is the Royals on the moneyline at +209. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.