MLB Odds: Royals vs Reds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Kansas City Royals and the Cincinnati Reds will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Great American Ball Park. Righthander Luke Hochevar will take the mound for the Royals to start this game. Hochevar is 5-4 this season with a 4.74 ERA. Hochevar's opponent in this one will be Bronson Arroyo. The Reds ace righthander has a 4.65 ERA to go along with a 5-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Wilson Betemit belted two home runs as the Royals defeated the Twins 9-8 on Thursday. The Royals won that game as +175 underdogs, and the 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Bruce Chen improved to 3-0 with the victory, and Joakim Soria closed out the game for his 14th save. Brandon Phillips had four hits and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Reds to a 7-6 win and a split of the four-game set with the Giants on Thursday. The Reds won that game as -205 favorites, and the 13 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Arthur Rhodes pitched 1 2-3 innings of relief in picking up the win, and Francisco Cordero collected his 17th save. Current streak: Cincinnati has won 2 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 25-36 SU Cincinnati: 35-26 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Cincinnati are 4-5 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 5-4 After playing San Francisco are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing Cincinnati Kansas City is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Cincinnati is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 9 games when playing Kansas City Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City Next up: Cincinnati home to Kansas City, Saturday, June 12 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.