Orioles vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

Sportsbook Wire

11 June 2023

At Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday, the Kansas City Royals meet the Baltimore Orioles (three straight wins) at 1:35 PM ET.

The Royals are an away underdog (+153) against the Orioles (-180). The Orioles will start Kyle Gibson (7-3) against the Royals and Carlos Hernandez (0-3).

These teams meet again after the Orioles took down the Royals 6-1 yesterday. Cole Irvin registered the win for the Orioles (5.1 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 5 K), and Anthony Santander led the way offensively (3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI). Brady Singer (4.1 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 4 K) took the loss for the Royals.

To prepare for this Orioles vs. Royals matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Sunday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Orioles (-180, bet $180 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (+153, bet $100 to win $153)
Over/under: 9

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Orioles Stats and Trends

Orioles Betting Records

The Orioles have entered the game as favorites 33 times this season and won 25, or 75.8%, of those games.
Baltimore is 8-1 this season when entering a game favored by -180 or more on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 64.3% chance of a victory for the Orioles.
So far this season, Baltimore and its opponents have hit the over in 31 of 64 games with a total.
The Orioles are 39-25-0 against the spread this season.

Kyle Gibson (Orioles Probable Starter)

Gibson makes the start for the Orioles, his 14th of the season. He is 7-3 with a 3.87 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 76 2/3 innings pitched.
His last time out came on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when the right-hander tossed five innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.
The 35-year-old has a 3.87 ERA and 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings across 13 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .264 to his opponents.
Gibson is trying to collect his seventh quality start of the season in this game.
Gibson is seeking his eighth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.9 innings per appearance on the mound.
In one of his 13 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
The opposing Royals offense has a collective .230 batting average, and is 25th in the league with 490 total hits and 28th in MLB action with 240 runs scored. It has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.377) and ranks 23rd in home runs (61) in all of MLB.
In 6 2/3 innings over one appearance against the Royals this season, Gibson has an 8.1 ERA and a 1.5 WHIP while his opponents are batting .370.
Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 35-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (3.87), 46th in WHIP (1.317), and 61st in K/9 (6.3).

Orioles Batting Stats

The Orioles’ 74 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 205 extra-base hits, Baltimore ranks 11th in MLB with a .417 slugging percentage this season.
The Orioles rank 14th in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
Baltimore is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking eighth with 312 total runs this season.
The Orioles have an OBP of .319 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
Baltimore has shown patience at the plate this season with the 10th-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.

Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have been victorious in 15, or 29.4%, of the 51 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This year, Kansas City has won four of 22 games when listed as at least +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 has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 26 of 63 chances this season.
The Royals have posted a record of 24-39-0 against the spread this season.

Carlos Hernandez (Royals Probable Starter)

Hernandez (0-3 with a 4.31 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Royals, his fourth of the season.
In his last appearance — in relief on Friday — the right-hander threw one scoreless inning against the Baltimore Orioles without surrendering a hit.
The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.31, with 12.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 26 games this season. Opponents are hitting .218 against him.
He will try for his third straight outing without giving up an earned run.
He will take the hill against an Orioles offense that ranks 15th in the league with 535 total hits (on a .248 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .417 (11th in the league) with 74 total home runs (12th in MLB play).
Hernandez has a 0 ERA and a 1.5 WHIP against the Orioles this season in two innings pitched, allowing a .143 batting average over two appearances.

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals are 23rd in MLB action with 61 home runs. They average one per game.
So far this year, Kansas City ranks 25th in baseball with a .377 slugging percentage.
The Royals rank 24th in the majors with a .230 batting average.
The offense for Kansas City is No. 28 in baseball scoring 3.8 runs per game (240 total runs).
The Royals’ .293 on-base percentage is the worst in the majors.

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