Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/27/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-152) Kansas City (+126)

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (38-42) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (50-31) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Dodgers at -152 while the Royals are sitting at +126. The over/under is 8. The starting pitchers will be Dustin May and Noah Cameron.

The Dodgers have hit 139 doubles as a squad and have knocked 127 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .462 and have been called out on strikes 659 times, while taking a walk on 302 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.7 runs per outing, which is 1st in MLB. They have accumulated 441 runs batted in as well as 735 base knocks this season, and their team batting average comes in at .265. They have notched a total of 459 runs and have an OBP of .340.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 103 long balls and 372 runs (22nd in the league). Los Angeles has given up 669 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 341 earned runs. The Dodgers have compiled a team ERA of 4.24 on the season (23rd in the league), and they have struck out 713 hitters. They have walked 286 opposing players and their FIP is 4.29 as a team on the year.

The Dodgers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.4% and have come into the game in 108 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 98 base runners for the season with 24.5% of those players crossed the plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 69 times in addition to having 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 294 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have notched 68 holds on the campaign (1st in MLB). They have compiled 26 saves on the season and have not converted 12 of their 38 chances to save the game.

The Dodgers have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,516 innings, which ranks them 15th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have a tally of 2,172 putouts on the campaign, as well as 711 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which ranks 9th in pro baseball, and have 61 double plays.

May has taken the ball for 269 frames and has accounted for 246 punch outs in his MLB career. May (16-14 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.46 while he has gone up against 1,112 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.51 (105 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.132. He has conceded 216 base hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 89 walks.

The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .366 and they have an average of 3.29 runs per outing (29th in the league). They have recorded 130 doubles, while taking a walk 191 times as well as scoring 263 runs. Kansas City is sitting with 56 HRs this year and 259 runs batted in. They have struck out on 543 instances (29th in baseball) and have accounted for 653 base hits. The Kansas City Royals hold a team OBP of .298 as well as a team batting average of .244 over the course of the season.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.213 and have a FIP of 3.70 as a team over the course of the season. They come in at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 634. The Kansas City pitching staff have yielded 291 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.40 (269 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (651 strikeouts against 230 free passes). They have conceded 76 dingers and they yield 3.68 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

With 79 save situations, the Royals have earned 45 holds and also 9 blown saves. Kansas City has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 34 save chances and they have recorded 25 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 94 times in high leverage situations in addition to 78 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.9% out of their 110 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 4th in MLB with a save percentage of 73.5%, and they have dispatched 258 relievers to the mound on the season.

In 6,408 innings on the diamond, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (8th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 65 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (6th in the majors). The Royals have racked up 720 assists, 35 errors and have a total of 2,136 putouts this year.

Cameron (2-3 career win-loss record) has earned a 2.10 earned run average while giving up 5.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and he has gone up against 185 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 11 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.975 and a FIP of 2.1. During his pro baseball career, Cameron has given up 31 hits while earning 34 strikeouts in 47 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+126)

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