Royals vs. Orioles Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/12/2022

The Kansas City Royals (20-38) are set to take on the Baltimore Orioles (25-35) Sunday at 2:10 PM ET. The Royals are listed as -124 favorites by sportsbooks, while the underdog Orioles have +106 odds for the contest. Kansas City’s Brad Keller gets the start, and he’ll go against Baltimore’s Dean Kremer.

Royals vs. Orioles Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Royals vs. Orioles

Our computer pick: Baltimore Orioles (+106) and Over (9.5)

Royals vs. Orioles Game Info

• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Brad Keller
• Baltimore Orioles probable starting pitcher: Dean Kremer
• Game Day: Sunday, June 12, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchup

Royals Starter Brad Keller

• Keller makes the start for the Royals, his 12th of the season. He is 1-7 with a 4.18 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, the righty tossed 6 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
• The 26-year-old has a 4.18 ERA and 5 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .254 to his opponents.
• Keller has registered six quality starts this year.
• Keller is aiming for his third straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.0 innings per appearance on the mound.
• He will face an Orioles offense that ranks 25th in the league with 236 runs while batting .228 as a squad. It has a collective .368 slugging percentage (25th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 58 home runs (15th in MLB).
• This season, the 26-year-old ranks 45th in ERA (4.18), 42nd in WHIP (1.260), and 64th in K/9 (5) among pitchers who qualify.

Orioles Starter Dean Kremer

• The Orioles’ Kremer will make his second start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs while allowing five hits against the Cleveland Guardians.
• He has pitched in one games this season with an ERA of 6.23, a 3 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.385.
• The Royals are batting .239 this season, 18th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .369 (24th in the league) with 43 home runs.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have been favorites in eight games this season and won four (50%) of those contests.
• Kansas City is 1-2 this season when entering a game favored by -124 or more on the moneyline.
• The Royals have a 55.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 31 of their 61 chances.
• In 61 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 25-36-0 ATS.

Orioles Betting Picks & Insights

• The Orioles have been chosen as underdogs in 56 games this year and have walked away with the win 22 times (39.3%) in those games.
• This season, Baltimore has been victorious 20 times in 48 chances when named as an underdog of at least +106 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 48.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Baltimore and their opponents have gone over in 26 of their 61 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Orioles are 36-25-0 against the spread in their 61 games that had a posted line this season.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bobby Witt Jr. is the Royals RBI leader this season, knocking in 29 runs to go with his seven home runs and .236 batting average.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Witt Jr. ranks 63rd in home runs and 60th in RBI.
• Witt Jr. takes a hitting streak of four games into this game. In his last five games he is batting .438 with a double, a triple, two walks and an RBI.
• Whit Merrifield has 13 doubles, three home runs and 15 walks while hitting .225.
• Merrifield is 207th in homers and 90th in RBI on the season.
• Merrifield carries a four-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .318 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi paces the Royals with a .308 batting average.
• Hunter Dozier is hitting .262 with 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 15 walks.
• Dozier has recorded at least one hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with two RBI.

Orioles Leaders & Batting Stats

• Austin Hays has driven in the most runs for the Orioles with 32 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Hays’ home run total ranks 63rd and his RBI tally ranks 36th.
• Cedric Mullins has 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 17 walks while batting .237.
• Mullins is 97th in home runs and 127th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Anthony Santander leads the Orioles with 10 long balls.
• Trey Mancini leads the Orioles with a .297 batting average.

Betting Tips for Royals vs. Orioles

After analyzing all of the key trends and stats for this matchup, our best bet is the Orioles on the moneyline at +106. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 9.5 runs.