Dodgers vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 16, 2024

Mookie Betts, batting .307 this season, leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (43-29) into a matchup with one of the league’s other top hitters, Bobby Witt Jr. (.326 AVG) and the Kansas City Royals (41-31). Betts and the Dodgers are -227 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at Dodger Stadium, beginning at 4:10 PM ET live on SportsNet LA. Los Angeles’ Tyler Glasnow and Kansas City’s Brady Singer have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our preview for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-227)
• Underdog: Royals (+185)
• Over/under: 8

Dodgers vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have been favorites in 67 games this season and have come away with the win 41 times (61.2%) in those contests.
• This year Los Angeles has won 12 of 19 games when listed as at least -227 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 69.4% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Royals have compiled a 22-23 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 48.9% of those games).
• Kansas City has yet to play a game with moneyline odds of +185 or longer.
• The Royals have an implied moneyline win probability of 35.1% in this matchup.

Dodgers vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Betts leads Los Angeles with a .307 batting average. He’s also hit 10 homers and has 40 RBI.
• Betts’ home runs rank him 47th in Major League Baseball, and he is 29th in RBI.
• Shohei Ohtani is slugging .571 this season, with a team-best 17 homers while driving in 44 runs.
• Witt paces the Royals in home runs (11), runs batted in (51) and has a team-best batting average of .326.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Witt ranks 36th in homers and seventh in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has 14 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 23 walks while batting .251.

Dodgers vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• Dodgers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.31 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
• The Dodgers have a combined WHIP of just 1.130 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
• The eight strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
• Kansas City has the 10th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.80).
• The Royals average MLB’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.262).