MLB Odds: Royals vs Indians

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The division rival Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Progressive Field. Luke Hochevar will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Righthander Hochevar is 3-2 this season with a 5.86 ERA. Hochevar's opponent in this one will be Mitch Talbot. The Indians righthander has a 3.23 ERA to go along with a 5-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Royals scored five times in the top of the ninth to come back and defeat the Indians 8-4 on Wednesday, as +115 underdogs. That game's 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Bruce Chen closed out the game and earned his first victory in relief for the Royals this season. Kerry Wood was rocked for five runs off four hits in less than an inning and suffered the loss on the hill for the Indians, who were favored at -135. Current streak: Cleveland has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 16-25 SU Cleveland: 15-23 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Colorado are 6-4 After playing Cleveland are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City Cleveland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home Next up: Kansas City home to Colorado, Friday, May 21 Cleveland home to Cincinnati, Friday, May 21 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