Cash Out Sports Picks took the Dodgers on the money line, arguing that even with Shohei Ohtani limited to opener duties, Los Angeles’ star-studded lineup should overwhelm a Royals club stuck in an offensive slump. The Dodgers have reeled off wins "with ease" and hold a 6-4 recent edge in the series, whereas Kansas City’s lone bright spot is Seth Lugo’s 2.93 ERA and 1.05 WHIP. The tout decided the roster talent gap outweighs Lugo’s steadiness, especially given the Royals’ bottom-tier production at the plate during a brutal stretch.

Martin highlighted a massive offensive mismatch, calling Kansas City “the coldest lineup in baseball” while the Dodgers remain a top-tier attack. Royals lefty Chris Bubik owns a shiny 2.10 ERA overall, but Martin noted that stronger offenses – the Yankees among them – have squared him up, whereas he’s padded numbers against weaker bats. Provided L.A. isn’t laying an exorbitant number, Martin expects the Dodgers’ lineup to get to Bubik early and would look to play Los Angeles on the moneyline (or in parlays) over the ice-cold Royals.

Reichel grabbed the under 10 runs in Dodgers-Royals despite a nine-mph wind blowing out to left. Kansas City has scored fewer than three runs in five straight, and he sees little reason for a breakout against Shohei Ohtani (likely opening for one inning) and a rested Dodgers bullpen. Lugo has quietly kept the ball in the yard (0.9 HR/9) and should avoid a Los Angeles explosion for the first couple of turns through the order. Reichel compared the setup to Friday’s Rays-Royals game—similar wind, same park—where Kansas City was blanked. He suggested a secondary angle of Royals team-total under but made the full-game under his official play, projecting something like 6-2 at most.

Martin felt the ‑158 number on Los Angeles was surprisingly cheap given the matchup. The 51-31 Dodgers have ripped off four straight victories and share the best record in baseball, while Kansas City owns the league’s coldest offense by weighted runs created plus over the past week and sits bottom-three for the season. The Royals have dropped five in a row and are just 18-31 against winning teams. Seth Lugo has been serviceable, but Shohei Ohtani will open for an inning or two before Los Angeles hands the ball to its deep pen and lethal lineup. With those edges in pitching depth and offensive firepower, Martin urged bettors to swallow the juice on the Dodgers.

Mark played the Dodgers ‑1.5 at even money and suggested sprinkling Ohtani to record the win if books post it. The Dodgers have covered the run line in four of five, while Kansas City has lost six straight and cashed just two of those six run-line tickets. Ohtani’s unfamiliarity to the Royals’ lineup (no prior meetings in interleague play) and L.A.’s league-best +95 run differential in games started by left-handers make the spot attractive.

Drew Martin advised laying up to -132 with the Dodgers in Kansas City, continuing the show’s profitable one-week fade of the Royals. Rookie left-hander Noah Cameron owns a shiny 2.00 ERA but just 34 strikeouts in 47 innings and was tattooed for six earned by the Yankees, suggesting his soft-contact luck is primed to regress against an LA lineup that is 50-31 and 8-2 over its last ten games. Dustin May has logged consecutive quality starts (six innings, three earned each) and faces a Kansas City offense Martin has labeled his "fade city" target. Expecting LA’s bats to punish the low-K rookie while May controls a scuffling lineup, Martin endorsed Dodgers -132.

Bill Harrelson advised taking Freddie Freeman under 1.5 total bases. Freeman owns just two total bases over his last five games and has failed to reach two bases in 9 of his past 10 and 17 of his past 20 (85% under clip). On the full season he is under 56% of the time and was at 54% last year, so the recent drought is an acceleration of a longer-term trend. The matchup exacerbates things: Freeman’s average climbs from .262 versus left-handed pitching compared to .310 overall, and he draws Kansas City left-hander Nick Cameron, whose opponents are hitting .182 overall and a microscopic .154 when batting left-handed (54 lefty plate appearances). Books are leaning the same way—DraftKings –145, No-Vig equivalent –134, Caesars –130—all shading the under. Harrelson summed it up: massive cold streak, negative handedness split, elite opposing pitcher versus lefties, and unanimous sportsbook juice equals a strong fade.

Lindquist advised climbing the Kansas City team-total ladder against Dustin May. Kansas City’s lineup strikes out the second-least versus right-handed pitching, and Salvador Perez will return after a rest day. May is coming off a humidity-sapped outing and now faces 90-degree, high-dew-point conditions that Lindquist called "advantageous hitting weather." The analyst expects May’s lack of put-away stuff (20.8% K-rate) to be exposed by a Royals order that already owns a .333 wOBA at home. He projected 4+ runs for Kansas City by the sixth inning and suggested splitting stakes across 4.5, 5.5, and 6.5 alt totals at escalating plus-money prices.

Perrault paired the Dodgers moneyline with other legs in a parlay but said he would play Los Angeles straight as well, projecting a 7-3 Dodger win in Kansas City. He expects Dustin May to rebound from recent road troubles (5.94 ERA away from Dodger Stadium) against a Royals lineup that rarely tops three runs and has provided rookie left-hander Noah Cameron virtually no support—just five total runs in Cameron’s last three outings. Kansas City’s bullpen can keep totals low, yet Perrault believes the Dodgers’ league-best 30-14 road record and 120 wRC+ versus lefties will be too much. With L.A. sending May and getting into a soft middle of the Royals pitching staff, Perrault called it a comfortable Dodgers moneyline play.