Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals will meet on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday in a battle of division rivals. Mitch Talbot will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Righthander Talbot is 8-10 this season with a 4.25 ERA. The Royals will counter Talbot with Kyle Davies. Righthander Davies has a 5.22 ERA to go along with a 6-7 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Yuniesky Betancourt hit a solo shot and drove in three runs as the Royals beat the Indians 9-7 on Wednesday. The Royals won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Bruce Chen scattered 11 hits and four runs over 5 2-3 innings for the win, while Joakim Soria notched his 35th save with a scoreless ninth. Fausto Carmona surrendered nine hits and seven runs over five innings in the loss. Current streak: Team records: Kansas City: 51-69 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 2-8 Before playing Detroit are 4-6 After playing Kansas City are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After playing Cleveland are 8-2 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Kansas City Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Cleveland Next up: 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 |
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