MLB Handicapping: Royals vs Rangers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. The Royals will give the ball to starter Kyle Davies in this one. Righthander Davies is 2-1 this season with a 3.52 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Matt Harrison who starts for the Rangers. Lefthander Harrison is 1-1 with a 4.97 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 152-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 9½. The Royals were crushed 9-2 by the White Sox last time out, as +120 underdogs. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Brian Bannister gave up seven earned runs off seven hits in just three innings of work in the loss. The Rangers dropped the rubber match 4-1 to the A's last time out, as -145 favorites. The teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Colby Lewis was tagged with the loss, surrendering three earned runs off five hits over his six innings of work. Current streak: Texas has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 11-17 SU Texas: 14-14 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After a loss are 5-5 Texas most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas Kansas City is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Kansas City is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Texas The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games at home Texas is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Kansas City Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City Next up: Texas home to Kansas City, Friday, May 7 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.