Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Camden Yards. Kyle Davies will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Righthander Davies is 2-2 this season with a 5.22 ERA. Starting this game for the Orioles will be Brad Bergesen. The righthander has a 5.76 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Orioles listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jose Guillen drove in three runs to lead the Royals past the White Sox 5-3 on Sunday. The Royals won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Brian Bannister tossed six innings for the victory, and Joakim Soria closed out the game for his ninth save. The Orioles were defeated 5-1 by the Indians last time out, as +108 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Mark Hendrickson gave up three runs off seven hits in five innings of work in the Orioles loss. Current streak: Team records: Baltimore: 12-26 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Baltimore are 3-7 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 Baltimore most recently: When playing on Monday are 2-8 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Cleveland are 2-8 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing Baltimore Kansas City is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing Baltimore Kansas City is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games Kansas City is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Baltimore The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 8 games Baltimore is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Kansas City Baltimore is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games at home Next up: The founder of forensic sports handicapping, Stevie Vincent has been a professional gambler since 2002. His plays are now public and a must for totals bettors as mastering over/under is his specialty. |