Royals vs. Orioles Prediction: Baltimore Predicted to Win Friday's MLB Matchup [5/2/2025]

The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals will meet in MLB action at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday, starting at 7:05PM ET.

Dean Kremer (2-4, 7.04 ERA) will be the starting pitcher for the Orioles, while the Royals will counter with Michael Wacha (1-3, 3.38 ERA).

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects the Orioles as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Kansas City-Baltimore game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Orioles' chance of winning is 55%, while the Royals' is 45%."

For expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Royals vs. Orioles predictions page.

Orioles vs. Royals Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's MLB game between the Royals and Orioles 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Orioles a 55% chance of defeating the Royals.

According to our model, the Royals (+1.5) have a 63% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 9 runs has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Royals vs. Orioles Odds [5/2/2025]

We have sourced the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Royals	Orioles
Run Line	+1.5 (-162)	-1.5 (+145)
Moneyline	+120	-140
Total	o9 (-120)	u9 (+100)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Royals vs. Orioles Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's Royals vs. Orioles matchup is on the over/under.

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Royals vs. Orioles Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's MLB action between the Orioles and Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards is scheduled to commence at 7:05PM ET.

• Who: Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles
• Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
• Time: 7:05PM ET/4:05PM PT
• Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

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Conclusion

We predict the Orioles, with a 55% win probability, will likely beat the Royals on Friday.

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