Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals MLB Baseball Betting Lines Preview

Baltimore Orioles

vs

Kansas City Royals
Saturday, May 17, 2014 7:10 PM ET
Kauffman Stadium

A key battle on the MLB betting odds menu sees the visiting Baltimore Orioles dueling the Kansas City Royals on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.

Bud Norris gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Baltimore Orioles on this Saturday; he's 2-3 on the season. The Kansas City Royals, meanwhile, will counter with Danny Duffy, who will be looking to improve on his 1-3 mark.

Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line

The Kansas City Royals were listed as -110 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while odds makers set the Sportsbook total line around 7.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

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Computer Prediction: Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Pick

Handicapping models based on recent betting stats and prediction formulas pick a 4-3.8 win for the Royals. A 4-3.8 result in favor of the Royals is the prediction by the Odds Shark handicapping pick engine. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Odds and Stats.

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

Kansas City (20-21) will face the 22-18 Orioles in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Kansas City vs Baltimore injuries news.

This game matches up the No. 17 (Kansas City Royals) and the No. 23 (Baltimore Orioles) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.

How Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Stats Matchup

Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Kansas City has baseball's No. 23-rated offensive output, at 8.66 hits per game. The Baltimore Orioles average 9.1 hits per game, good for No. 4 on the list.

Defensively, Baltimore features the No. 19-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.33 runs per game. Kansas City, meanwhile, comes in at No. 21 at home, scoring 3.68 runs per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Betting Odds Trends

Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Baltimore is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing Baltimore

Next Betting Matchups

Baltimore at Kansas City, Sunday, May 18th

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