MLB Handicapping: Royals vs Twins

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins meet at Target Field. The Royals will give the ball to starter Kyle Davies in this one. Righthander Davies is 4-4 this season with a 5.49 ERA. The Twins will counter Davies with Carl Pavano. Righthander Pavano has a 4.11 ERA to go along with a 5-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Winning pitcher Kevin Slowey tossed seven scoreless innings to lead the Twins over the Royals 7-3 on Tuesday night. Minnesota won as -145 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 8-run total posted by sportsbooks. Jason Kubel was 2-for-4 with a big fly and three runs batted in for the Twins, as Denard Span went 2-for-5 with two RBIs for Minnesota. Jose Guillen and Mike Aviles were both 2-for-4 with an RBI for Kansas City, while losing pitcher Zack Greinke was tagged for six runs over five innings for the Royals. Team records: Kansas City: 24-35 SU Minnesota: 34-24 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Minnesota are 4-6 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Kansas City are 8-2 After playing Kansas City are 8-2 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 10 games when playing Minnesota Kansas City is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games Kansas City is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games when playing Minnesota Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing Kansas City Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City Next up: Minnesota home to Kansas City, Thursday, June 10 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