Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals will meet on the field at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday in a battle of division rivals. Righthander Justin Masterson will take the mound for the Indians to start this game. Masterson is 6-12 this season with a 4.88 ERA. It'll be Sean O'Sullivan toeing the rubber for the Royals in this contest. Righthander O'Sullivan is 1-5 with a 7.04 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Shin-Soo Choo belted three homers and drove in seven runs to lead the Indians to a 11-4 win over the Royals on Friday, as a -110 pick'em. That game's 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Carlos Carrasco allowed eight hits and three runs over six innings to earn the win for the Indians. Kyle Davies suffered the loss for the Royals, giving up eight hits and five runs over his five innings. Current streak: Team records: Kansas City: 60-86 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 2-8 After a win are 4-6 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 6-4 After playing Cleveland are 7-3 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road Cleveland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Kansas City is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Cleveland Kansas City is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland Next up: Betting advice previews, the best gambler's television videos, free baseball picks and more are part of the OffshoreInsiders.com Network, which features handicappers such as Matt Rivers, Joe Duffy's GodsTips, MasterLockLine, and Stevie Vincent. |