MLB Handicapping: Indians vs Royals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals meet at Kauffman Stadium. David Huff will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Lefthander Huff is 1-4 this season with a 4.60 ERA. Huff's opponent in this one will be Zack Greinke. The Royals ace righthander has a 2.51 ERA to go along with a 0-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Russell Branyan belted a two-run homer in helping the Indians defeat the Royals 4-0 on Wednesday, as a -110 pick'em. That game's four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Fausto Carmona threw five scoreless innings to post the victory on the hill for the Indians. Kyle Davies gave up six hits and two earned runs over five innings in the loss. Current streak: Cleveland has won 3 straight games. Kansas City has lost 7 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 13-18 SU Kansas City: 11-23 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Baltimore are 7-3 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After playing Cleveland are 6-4 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Cleveland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Kansas City Cleveland is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road Kansas City is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Cleveland Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Cleveland at Baltimore, Friday, May 14 Kansas City home to Chi White Sox, Friday, May 14 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.