MLB Odds: Royals vs Nationals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Kansas City Royals and the Washington Nationals will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Nationals Park. Bruce Chen will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Lefthander Chen is 2-1 this season with a 4.71 ERA. It'll be Livan Hernandez toeing the rubber for the Nationals in this contest. Righthander Hernandez is 5-4 with a 2.94 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Royals lost to Atlanta 8-5 as a +165 underdog on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Chris Getz had two RBI for Kansas City and Kyle Davies was roughed up four four runs on four hits and seven walks in 4 1-3 innings. The Nationals lost to the White Sox 6-3 as a +105 underdog on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Adam Dunn drove in a run for Washington and John Lannan surrendered five runs on 11 hits in four innings. Current streak: Kansas City has lost 3 straight games. Washington has lost 6 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 29-41 SU Washington: 31-39 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 1-5 After playing Atlanta are 3-2 After a loss are 6-4 Washington most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 4-2 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-4 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 10 games Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games at home Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Washington home to Kansas City, Tuesday, June 22 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