MLB Handicapping: Royals vs Twins

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins will meet on the field at Target Field on Thursday in a battle of division rivals. The Royals will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Bruce Chen in this game. Chen has a 1-0 record and a 3.00 ERA this season. Chen's opponent in this one will be Scott Baker. The Twins ace righthander has a 4.52 ERA to go along with a 5-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Carl Pavano allowed just two runs over eight solid innings as the Twins defeated the Royals 6-2 on Wednesday. The Twins won that game as -175 favorites, while the eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Joe Mauer went 2-for-4 with one RBI for the Twins, and Pavano evened his record to 6-6 with the win. Kyle Davies surrendered eight hits and five runs over 6 2-3 innings in the loss for the Royals. Current streak: Kansas City has lost 2 straight games. Minnesota has won 2 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 24-36 SU Minnesota: 35-24 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Cincinnati are 4-5 After playing Minnesota are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Atlanta are 4-2 After playing Kansas City are 8-2 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Kansas City is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Kansas City is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing Minnesota Kansas City is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Kansas City Minnesota is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing Kansas City Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Kansas City at Cincinnati, Friday, June 11 Minnesota home to Atlanta, Friday, June 11 Because the MasterLockLine monitors each and every one of the nation's top sports service, handicappers, tip sheets and syndicates, you will get every Game of the Year play worth betting. Every last one in the industry is yours. That's why you get more legitimate service betting service Games of the Year on the MasterLockLine than anyone else.