Royals-Red Sox Who Will Cover?

The Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Fenway Park.

The Royals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Luke Hochevar in this game. Hochevar has a 3-2 record and a 3.94 ERA this season.

It'll be Jon Lester toeing the rubber for the Red Sox in this contest. Lefthander Lester is 2-2 with a 3.95 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 167-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Royals defeated Florida 9-3 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Jose Guillen homered and drove in four runs for Kansas City, while Zach Greinke picked up the win after allowing three runs on nine hits over six innings

The Red Sox defeated Milwaukee 11-7 as a -240 favorite on Sunday. The 18 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).

David Ortiz hit two home runs and had four RBI for Boston, while Kevin Youkilis was 3-5 with a home run and two RBI in the win.

Current streak:
Boston has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Kansas City: 21-22 SU
Boston: 27-19 SU

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Monday are 0-10
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Florida are 4-4
After a win are 5-5

Boston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 2-8
After playing Milwaukee are 4-1
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Boston is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Next up:
Boston home to Kansas City, Tuesday, May 20

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