MLB Odds: Tigers vs Royals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Detroit Tigers on Friday when they battle the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Max Scherzer will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers on this day. Righthander Scherzer is 2-4 this season with a 6.42 ERA. Starting this game for the Royals will be Bruce Chen. The lefthander has a 2.25 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 9. The Tigers defeated Cleveland 12-6 as a -185 favorite on Thursday. The 18 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Magglio Ordonez was 3-5 with a home run and five RBI for Detroit, while Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in a pair of runs in the win. The Royals lost to the Angels 5-4 as a -115 favorite on Thursday. The nine runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7). Willie Bloomquist hit a two-run home run for Kansas City and Zach Greinke allowed four runs on 10 hits in six innings. Current streak: Detroit has won 2 straight games. Kansas City has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 28-25 SU Kansas City: 22-33 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Kansas City are 5-5 After playing Cleveland are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Detroit are 6-4 After playing LA Angels are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games Detroit is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit Kansas City is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Detroit Next up: Kansas City home to Detroit, Saturday, June 5 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.