Royals vs Indians Baseball Odds

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians meet at Progressive Field. The Royals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Bryan Bullington in this game. Bullington has a 1-1 record and a 4.26 ERA this season. The Indians will counter Bullington with Josh Tomlin. Righthander Tomlin has a 3.86 ERA to go along with a 1-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Kila Ka?aihue homered and drove in a pair of runs as the Royals beat the Tigers 4-3 in 12 innings on Wednesday. The Royals won that game as +180 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Philip Humber picked up the win in relief, and Joakim Soria closed out the 12th for his 36th save. Matt LaPorta belted a two-run homer and the Indians pulled out a 3-2 win over the A?s on Thursday, as +110 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Justin Masterson pitched six innings for the win, allowing five hits and two runs. Chris Perez tossed just under two innings of relief for his 16th save. Team records: Kansas City: 54-73 SU Cleveland: 51-76 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing Detroit are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Kansas City are 5-5 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Cleveland Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games at home The total has gone OVER in 13 of Cleveland's last 18 games when playing at home against Kansas City Next up: Cleveland home to Kansas City, Saturday, August 28