Orioles vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 2

Cedric Mullins and Bobby Witt Jr. are the hottest hitters on the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals, who meet on Friday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, at 7:05 p.m. ET. The favored Orioles have -141 moneyline odds against the underdog Royals, who are listed at +120. Baltimore is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +143 odds). The over/under is 9.5 runs for this contest (with -103 odds to go over and -117 odds to go under).

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Orioles-Royals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Orioles vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, May 2, 2025 at 7:05 p.m. ET
• Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland
• How to watch on TV: MASN and FDSKC

Orioles vs. Royals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Royals 6, Orioles 5
• Total Prediction: Over 9.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Orioles 50%, Royals 50%

Orioles vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Orioles have entered the game as favorites 16 times this season and won six, or 37.5%, of those games.
• Baltimore is 1-4 this season when entering a game favored by -141 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Orioles, based on the moneyline, is 58.5%.
• The Royals have come away with eight wins in the 19 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Kansas City has a mark of 4-4 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +120 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 45.5% chance of walking away with the win.

Orioles Recent Betting Performance

• The Orioles played as the moneyline favorite for five of their last 10 games, and went 1-4 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Orioles and their opponents combined to go over the total two times.
• The Orioles' ATS record is 3-7-0 over their past 10 games.

Orioles Recent Stats

Orioles Player Insights

• Mullins paces the Orioles with six home runs and 20 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .278.
• Mullins is 31st in homers and 25th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Ryan O'Hearn is batting .292 with three doubles, five home runs and nine walks.
• Adley Rutschman is hitting .222 with two doubles, four home runs and 16 walks.
• Gunnar Henderson is batting .228 with six doubles, a triple, three home runs and five walks.
• Henderson takes a six-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last 10 games he is batting .205 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI.

Orioles Team Props

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• In seven games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by bookmakers, the Royals had a record of 6-1.
• The Royals and their opponents have combined to hit the over three times in their last 10 games with a total.
• Over their last 10 games, the Royals are 8-2-0 against the spread.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Witt leads the team in batting average with a high-water mark of .322.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Witt ranks 117th in home runs and 68th in RBI.
• Witt has collected a hit in 22 games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .351 with three doubles, a home run, five walks and seven RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has nine doubles, two home runs and 10 walks while batting .296.
• Among all major league batters, Garcia ranks 160th in homers and 146th in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals in home runs (four) and runs batted in (20).
• Salvador Perez has 11 doubles, two home runs and seven walks while batting .237.

Royals Team Props

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