{"id":31906,"date":"2022-08-12T18:02:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T18:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2022\/08\/12\/los-angeles-dodgers-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-august-12\/"},"modified":"2022-08-12T18:02:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T18:02:25","slug":"los-angeles-dodgers-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-august-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2022\/08\/12\/los-angeles-dodgers-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-august-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Preview | August 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers (77-33) will attempt to keep a 10-game winning streak going when they visit the Kansas City Royals (47-66) on Friday at 8:10 PM ET. The Dodgers are favored (-249) over the Royals (+201). Tony Gonsolin starts for Los Angeles, and Daniel Lynch is Kansas City&#8217;s pick to start.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, coworkers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Dodgers vs. Royals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Friday, August 12, 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 8:10 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Kansas City, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Kauffman Stadium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Dodgers vs Royals Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Dodgers<\/td>\n<td>-249<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Dodgers Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Dodgers Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Dodgers are sixth in baseball with 143 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.<\/li>\n<li>The Dodgers&#8217; .261 batting average is third-best in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>The Dodgers have a league-best .336 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<li>The Dodgers&#8217; 8.2 strikeouts per game rank 11th in the league.<\/li>\n<li>The Dodgers have hit 70 homers on the road this season (1.3 per game).<\/li>\n<li>The Dodgers have a .443 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.6 extra-base hits per game away from home.<\/li>\n<li>On the road this season the club averages 9.3 hits per game and is batting .264.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dodgers Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Freddie Freeman has an OPS of .919, fueled by an OBP of .398 to go with a slugging percentage of .521. All three of those stats rank first among Los Angeles hitters this season.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualifying hitters, Freeman ranks third in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks fifth, and he is 11th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Freeman has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .294 with two walks and three RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Trea Turner leads Los Angeles in slugging percentage (.504) thanks to 50 extra-base hits.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualified hitters, Turner&#8217;s batting average ranks him seventh, his on-base percentage 43rd, and his slugging percentage 16th.<\/li>\n<li>Turner enters this matchup looking to extend his six-game hit streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .286 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and eight RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Mookie Betts leads Los Angeles with 106 hits. He is batting .275 this season and 49 of his hits have gone for extra bases.<\/li>\n<li>Betts heads into this game with six games in a row with at least one hit. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .333 with five doubles, two home runs, a walk and seven RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Will Smith has been key for Los Angeles with 95 hits, an OBP of .363 plus a slugging percentage of .478.<\/li>\n<li>Smith has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .500 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and seven RBI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Royals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Royals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Royals&#8217; 97 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have an on-base percentage of .310 this season, which ranks 19th in the league.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals rank eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.8 whiffs per contest.<\/li>\n<li>In 60 games at home this season, they&#8217;ve hit 48 homers, an average of 0.8 per contest.<\/li>\n<li>They are slugging .398 in 60 home games this season.<\/li>\n<li>In 60 home games this season, they have a batting average of .260 while averaging 8.6 base hits per contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Royals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bobby Witt Jr. has put up a team-high slugging percentage (.444) while pacing the Royals in hits (101).<\/li>\n<li>Including all the qualifying players in the big leagues, Witt Jr.&#8217;s batting average puts him 73rd, his on-base percentage ranks 125th, and he is 56th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Witt Jr. hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. 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