Royals-Indians Vegas Betting Odds

The Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Progressive Field. The Royals will trot Zach Greinke out to the mound in this one. Righthander Greinke has a 9-8 record and a 3.92 ERA this season. Greinke's opponent in this one will be Cliff Lee. The Indians lefthander has a 2.43 ERA to go along with a 17-2 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 225-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Indians struck for five runs in the eighth inning to come back and defeat the Royals 8-5 on Wednesday, as a -105 pick'em. The 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Kelly Shoppach belted two home runs, and Franklin Gutierrez had three RBIs for the Indians. Juan Rincon threw a scoreless eighth for the win, and Jensen Lewis closed out the game with just his fourth save. Mike Aviles went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs for the Royals. Joakim Soria was tagged with the loss after giving up three runs in relief. Current streak: Kansas City has lost 4 straight games. Cleveland has won 3 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 55-71 SU Cleveland: 58-67 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Detroit are 7-3 After playing Cleveland are 4-6 After a loss are 2-8 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 3-7 After playing Kansas City are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Kansas City is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing Cleveland Kansas City is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Kansas City is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road Kansas City is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Cleveland is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Kansas City Cleveland is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing Kansas City Next up: Kansas City home to Detroit, Friday, August 22 Cleveland at Texas, Friday, August 22