Royals-Cardinals Pointspread Pointers

The Kansas City Royals and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Busch Stadium in an interleague contest. The Royals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Zach Greinke in this game. Greinke has a 5-4 record and a 3.48 ERA this season. Greinke's opponent in this one will be Brad Thompson. The Cardinals righthander has a 2.53 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 114-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Joakim Soria closed out the ninth inning as the Royals got past the Cardinals 3-2 as a +115 underdog on Wednesday. The five runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). David DeJesus and Alex Gordon hit home runs in the eighth inning to lift the Royals. Brian Bannister threw seven innings for the win, allowing two runs off nine hits. Jason LaRue went 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Cardinals, who were favored at -125 in the contest. Kyle McClellan surrendered two runs in relief to suffer the loss. Current streak: Kansas City has won 4 straight games. St. Louis has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 30-42 SU St. Louis: 42-31 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Thursday are 0-10 Before playing San Francisco are 3-3 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Kansas City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Kansas City St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Kansas City home to San Francisco, Friday, June 20 St. Louis at Boston, Friday, June 20