Royals-Astros Odds Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Houston Astros on Tuesday when they battle the Kansas City Royals at Minute Maid Park. Zach Greinke will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Righthander Greinke is 8-3 this season with a 1.96 ERA. It'll be Russ Ortiz toeing the rubber for the Astros in this contest. Righthander Ortiz is 2-1 with a 4.45 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Royals lost to St. Louis 12-5 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Jose Guillen homered and drove in three runs for Kansas City, while Gil Meche was roughed up for nine runs on nine hits in 3 1-3 innings. The Astros defeated Minnesota 4-1 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Wandy Rodriguez surrendered only one run on two hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings for Houston and Hunter Pence was 3-4 with an RBI in the win. Current streak: Kansas City has lost 5 straight games. Houston has won 2 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 29-39 SU Houston: 32-35 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 2-8 Before playing Houston are 3-7 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 Houston most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Kansas City are 7-3 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 12 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Houston Kansas City is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Houston The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games Houston is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Kansas City Houston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Kansas City Next up: Houston home to Kansas City, Wednesday, June 24