MLB Handicapping: Cardinals vs Royals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Kauffman Stadium. Jamie Garcia will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Lefthander Garcia is 7-3 this season with a 1.79 ERA. The Royals will counter Garcia with Bruce Chen. Lefthander Chen has a 4.33 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Colby Rasmus belted a three-run homer to lead the Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Royals on Saturday. The Cardinals won that game as -125 favorites, and the eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10) set by sportsbooks. Blake Hawksworth allowed just two hits and two runs over five innings for the win, while Ryan Franklin closed out the Cardinals win with his 15th save. Kyle Davies surrendered six hits and five runs over seven innings in a losing effort for the Royals. Team records: St. Louis: 41-33 SU Kansas City: 31-44 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Sunday are 8-2 Before playing Arizona are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games Next up: St. Louis home to Arizona, Monday, June 28 Kansas City home to Chi White Sox, Monday, June 28 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.