Royals-Athletics Who Will Cover?

The fans at McAfee Coliseum will be treated to a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics when they take their seats on Wednesday. The Royals will give the ball to starter Brian Bannister in this one. Righthander Bannister is 7-9 this season with a 5.40 ERA. Bannister's opponent in this one will be Sean Gallagher. The Athletics righthander has a 4.00 ERA to go along with a 4-4 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 138-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. John Buck hit a three-run bomb to lead the Royals past the Athletics 5-2 on Tuesday night. Kansas City cashed as +105 road underdogs as the teams played under the 7.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Winning pitcher Gil Meche allowed two runs over seven innings for the Royals, while Mike Aviles went 2-for-4 with a solo jack for Kansas City. Mark Ellis went 2-for-4 with a run batted in for Oakland, as Greg Smith gave up five runs over seven innings to take the loss for the Athletics. Current streak: Kansas City has won 3 straight games. Oakland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 49-59 SU Oakland: 53-53 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 2-8 Before playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Oakland most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oakland's last 13 games Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Oakland's last 18 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Kansas City Next up: Kansas City home to Chi White Sox, Friday, August 1 Oakland at Boston, Friday, August 1