Red Sox-Royals Pointspread Pointers

The Boston Red Sox will be trying to extend a winning streak on Monday when they take on the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Clay Buchholz will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Righthander Buchholz is 2-6 this season with a 5.94 ERA. Starting this game for the Royals will be ace Gil Meche. The righthander has a 4.16 ERA to go along with a 9-9 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Red Sox defeated Oakland 5-2 as a -230 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Jed Lowrie and Coco Crisp each had a pair of RBI for the Red Sox, while Jason Bay was 2-4 with two runs scored in the win. The Royals defeated the White Sox 14-3 as a +115 underdog on Sunday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Mike Aviles was 4-4 with a home run and three RBI for Kansas City, while Billy Butler was 3-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in the win. Current streak: Boston has won 3 straight games. Kansas City has won 2 straight games. Team records: Boston: 64-48 SU Kansas City: 52-60 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Monday are 8-2 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Monday are 1-9 Before playing Boston are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 12 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games at home Next up: Kansas City home to Boston, Tuesday, August 5