MLB Odds: Rockies vs Royals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Colorado Rockies and the Kansas City Royals will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Kauffman Stadium in an interleague contest. Righthander Jason Hammel will take the mound for the Rockies to start this game. Hammel is 1-2 this season with a 7.71 ERA. The Royals will counter Hammel with Brian Bannister. Righthander Bannister has a 5.09 ERA to go along with a 2-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 118-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 9½. Ubaldo Jimenez tossed a one-hit shutout through seven innings as the Rockies defeated the Astros 4-0 on Thursday. The Rockies won that game as -137 favorites, and the four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (6) set by sportsbooks. Troy Tulowitzki belted a three-run homer, and Jimenez improved to 8-1 with the win. Alberto Callaspo belted a three-run homer to lead the Royals to a 9-3 win and a sweep of the two-game set against the Indians on Thursday. The Royals won that game as +130 underdogs, while the 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Luke Hochevar tossed a complete-game victory, allowing three runs off four hits for the Royals. Current streak: Kansas City has won 2 straight games. Team records: Colorado: 20-21 SU Kansas City: 17-25 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Kansas City are 3-7 After playing Houston are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Colorado are 6-4 After playing Cleveland are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Kansas City Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Colorado Kansas City is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games at home Next up: Kansas City home to Colorado, Saturday, May 22 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.