MLB Handicapping: Indians vs Royals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals meet at Kauffman Stadium. The Indians will trot Fausto Carmona out to the mound in this one. Righthander Carmona has a 3-1 record and a 3.86 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Royals will be Kyle Davies. The righthander has a 5.45 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Russell Branyan went 3-for-5 with a two-run shot and three runs batted in, as the Indians handled the Royals 8-2 on Tuesday night. Cleveland won as +100 road underdogs, while the teams played OVER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. Jhonny Peralta drove in two runs for the Indians, as Jake Westbrook allowed only one run over six innings to get the win for Cleveland. Billy Butler knocked in a pair of runs for Kansas City, while losing pitcher Brian Bannister gave up four runs over six innings for the Royals. Current streak: Cleveland has won 2 straight games. Kansas City has lost 6 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 12-18 SU Kansas City: 11-22 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 4-6 After playing Cleveland are 6-4 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Cleveland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games at home Kansas City is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Cleveland Next up: Kansas City home to Cleveland, Thursday, May 13 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com