Twins-Royals Vegas Betting Odds

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals meet at Kauffman Stadium. The Twins will trot Kevin Slowey out to the mound in this one. Righthander Slowey has a 7-8 record and a 4.21 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Royals will be Kyle Davies. The righthander has a 4.41 ERA to go along with a 5-2 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Twins defeated the Mariners 7-3 and avoided a three-game sweep on Wednesday, as -140 favorites. The combined 10 runs made made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Denard Span went 3-for-5 with four RBIs at the plate for Minnesota. Nick Blackburn picked up his ninth win, allowing three runs over six innings on the hill. The Royals were crushed 8-2 by the Red Sox last time out, as +140 underdogs. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5). Ross Gload went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Royals. Luke Hochevar was tagged with the loss as he allowed five runs over 5 2-3 innings of work. Current streak: Kansas City has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 63-51 SU Kansas City: 53-62 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Kansas City are 9-1 After playing Seattle are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Minnesota are 1-9 After playing Boston are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Kansas City Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home Next up: Kansas City home to Minnesota, Saturday, August 9