Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/28/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-122) Kansas City (+102)

Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (38-42) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (50-31) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has Los Angeles at -122 while Kansas City is at +102. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Shohei Ohtani and Seth Lugo.

Los Angeles is slugging .462 and have been called out on strikes 659 times, while being walked on 302 occasions. They have accounted for 441 RBI's and 735 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .265. The Dodgers have accounted for 139 doubles as a unit and have hit 127 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 459 runs and have an on-base percentage of .340. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.7 runs/g, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball.

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The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 4.24 on the year (23rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 713 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 103 home runs in addition to 372 runs (22nd in the league). They have walked 286 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.29 as a team for the year. Los Angeles has given up 669 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 341 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32.

The Dodgers have dispatched 294 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 98 base runners over the course of the season and 24.5% of them crossed home plate. They have compiled 26 saves so far this year and have missed out on 12 of 38 save opportunities. The Dodgers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 68.4% and stepped onto the hill in 108 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 68 holds over the course of the season (1st in baseball). Dodgers pitchers have entered the game with players on base 69 times in addition to having 82 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Dodgers have converted 69.9% of balls in play into outs in their 6,516 innings on the diamond, ranking them 15th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 2,172 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 711 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them ranked 9th in pro baseball, and they have turned 61 double plays.

Ohtani has thrown 483 innings and has totaled 610 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Ohtani (38-19 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 2.97 while he has faced 1,960 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.02 (162 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.082. He has given up 350 hits (6.5 hits per 9 innings) with 173 free passes.

The Kansas City Royals have recorded a team on-base percentage of .298 and a batting average of .244 this season. They have been rung up on 543 occasions (29th in the league) and have notched a total of 653 base hits. Kansas City has accounted for 56 home runs for the season to go along with 259 runs batted in. The Royals hold a team slugging % of .366 and they average 3.29 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have recorded 130 doubles, while getting a free base 191 times and racking up 263 runs.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.213 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a squad this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (651 strikeouts vs 230 bases on balls). They rank 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 634. They have surrendered 76 dingers and they relinquish 3.68 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 291 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.40 (269 earned runs allowed).

Kansas City has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 34 save opportunities and they have walked away with 25 saves. They are currently ranked 4th in baseball with a save percentage of 73.5%, and they have sent 258 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Their relievers have come in 94 times in high leverage situations in addition to 78 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.9% out of their 110 inherited base runners. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Royals have accrued 45 holds and 9 blown saves.

In 6,408 innings on the diamond, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (8th in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 65 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Royals have racked up 720 assists, 35 errors and have accounted for 2,136 putouts so far this season.

Thus far in his career, Lugo has surrendered 820 hits while earning 897 K's in 930 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 345 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.144 and having a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.68 and he has faced 3,813 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Lugo (60-45 mark in his career) has a 3.34 ERA while giving up 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+102)

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