Baseball Handicapping: Cardinals vs Royals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Kauffman Stadium will be treated to a interleague game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals when they take their seats on Friday. Jeff Suppan will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Suppan is 0-1 this season with a 6.00 ERA. Suppan's opponent in this one will be Zack Greinke. The Royals ace righthander has a 3.94 ERA to go along with a 2-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals were shut down 5-0 by the Blue Jays last time out, as -136 favorites. The teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Adam Wainwright was tagged for six hits and five runs over four innings in the Cardinals loss. The Royals avoided a three-game sweep with a 1-0 win over the Nationals in the series finale on Wednesday. The Royals won that contest as -250 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Jose Guillen went 2-for-4 and drove in the only run in the ball game. Brian Bannister earned the win for the Royals, and Joakim Soria closed out the ninth for his 17th save. Team records: St. Louis: 40-32 SU Kansas City: 30-43 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Toronto are 6-2 After a loss are 6-4 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing St. Louis are 3-7 After playing Washington are 2-6 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Kansas City is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis Next up: Kansas City home to St. Louis, Saturday, June 26 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.