MLB Betting: Astros vs Royals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Kauffman Stadium. The Astros will trot Brett Myers out to the mound in this one. Righthander Myers has a 4-4 record and a 3.18 ERA this season. The Royals will counter Myers with Anthony Lerew. Righthander Lerew has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Jason Michaels drove in three runs to lead the Astros to a 4-2 victory over the Royals on Wednesday, as a -110 pick'em. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Roy Oswalt allowed six hits and two runs over seven innings for the win, and Matt Lindstrom pitched a scoreless ninth for his 16th save. Bruce Chen gave up five hits and four runs over 5 2-3 innings in the loss. Team records: Houston: 26-40 SU Kansas City: 28-38 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 3-7 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 1-2 After playing Houston are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Houston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston Kansas City is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Houston Next up: Houston home to Texas, Friday, June 18 Kansas City at Atlanta, Friday, June 18 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.