Royals vs. Dodgers Prediction, MLB Picks for Tuesday, August 11

The Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Dodgers will play the second game of a three-game series on Tuesday, August 11, at 10:10 p.m. ET. Before Tuesday’s contest gets underway, the Dodgers are heavily favored at home with a 1.33x payout to secure a victory on PrizePicks Team Picks.

On Monday, Los Angeles overcame a 3-0 deficit early in the series opener, winning the game 6-5 in SP Tarik Skubal’s home debut. The Dodgers have now won two of their last three games following a seven-game losing streak to begin August.

Below, we'll break down our Royals vs. Dodgers prediction and picks for Tuesday’s MLB contest, including the run line, over/under, and key player picks for PrizePicks.

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Royals vs. Dodgers Prediction, Winner Payout, Over/Under – Tuesday, August 11

For the final game of the series, Royals SP Michael Wacha (4.37 xFIP across 144.0 IP) and Dodgers SP Blake Snell (2.26 xFIP across 3.0 IP) will face each other on the bump.

Despite Wacha posting a solid 3.44 ERA in his first 23 starts, he’s in the 45th percentile in xERA (4.18) and 36th percentile in xBA (.251), per Baseball Savant. At the very least, he's been an innings-eater for the Royals.

As for Snell, he’s expected to make his first start since his season debut on May 9 against the Atlanta Braves. Snell permitted 6 hits, 4 ER, and 2 BBs while striking out 5 in 3 IP vs. the Braves.

While also dealing with injuries in 2025, Snell was in the 82nd percentile in xERA (3.28), 73rd percentile in xBA (.224), and 85th percentile in strikeout rate (28.3%).

Since the start of August, the Royals have the eighth-best ISO (.182), the 14th-worst wOBA (.310), and the 15th-best wRC+ (94), per FanGraphs. August hasn’t been too kind to the Dodgers, as the reigning champs have tallied the 10th-worst wRC+ (87), 10th-worst wOBA (.298), and ninth-worst ISO (.126) in that span.

That being said, Kansas City has the highest payout to win the AL Central (33.33x), and Los Angeles still has the lowest payout to win the World Series (2.43x) on PrizePicks Team Picks.

Royals vs. Dodgers Winner Payout, Over/Under – Tuesday, August 11

The Dodgers enter Tuesday’s game as a massive home favorite against the Royals, returning a 1.33x payout if they win outright, via PrizePicks Team Picks.

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Royals vs. Dodgers Prediction on Over/Under – 8/11/26

Here are the key game stats and trends behind our Royals vs. Dodgers prediction on the total runs for Tuesday, August 11.

• The Royals produced 3 ER against Skubal on Monday, and they’ll now face a lefty (Snell) who is making his first start in three months.
• This season, Kansas City has the sixth-lowest strikeout rate (21.0%) and the 10th-best BABIP (.297) when facing left-handed pitchers.
• Although it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the Dodgers recently, they still boast the best wRC+ (113), second-best wOBA (.338), and 10th-best ISO (.168) against righties.
• Both bullpens have been struggling in the last month, as the Royals’ relievers have tallied the fourth-worst xFIP (4.91) and worst HR/9 (1.87) during that timeframe.
• Meanwhile, the Dodgers’ bullpen has accrued the sixth-worst xFIP (4.74) and fourth-worst HR/9 (1.56) in the same 30-day sample.
• According to Team Rankings, Kansas City has the eighth-highest hit rate on the Over (52.8%) when facing a team from the National League.

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Royals vs. Dodgers Picks, Player Stats for PrizePicks: 8/11/26

Here are the top Royals vs. Dodgers picks to target on Tuesday, August 11. Today’s MLB picks for PrizePicks include Bobby Witt Jr. and Freddie Freeman.

Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr. vs. Dodgers: 5.5 Hitter Fantasy Score

• Against left-handed pitching, Witt owns a 136 wRC+, .370 wOBA, .190 ISO, and just a 10.7% strikeout rate.
• Since the start of August, Witt has a 134 wRC+, .367 wOBA, and a 13.8% strikeout rate overall.
• It remains to be seen how deep Snell pitches into Tuesday’s game, and it was already mentioned above just how bad the Dodgers’ bullpen has been recently.
• Just a season ago, Snell had a 3.19 xFIP and 1.29 WHIP against righties compared to a 2.74 xFIP and 1.14 WHIP against lefties.

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Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman vs. Royals: 5.5 Hitter Fantasy Score

• Wacha is logging a 4.52 xFIP and 1.20 WHIP against lefties but a 4.17 xFIP and 1.09 WHIP against righties.
• Plus, Wacha is in just the 27th percentile in strikeout rate (19.1%) and the 31st percentile in ground ball rate (39.1%).
• Freeman has crushed right-handed pitching to the tune of a 151 wRC+, .395 wOBA, and .191 ISO.
• Across his last 10 games, Freeman has at least 1 hit in 8 of them, and he’s coming off a 3-hit, 2-RBI performance against the Royals on Monday.

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The Dodgers found some magic to come from behind to defeat the Royals on Monday. With Wacha and Snell on the bump for Tuesday’s matchup, we may be able to expect some runs at Dodger Stadium.

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