Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Kauffman Stadium. The Rays will trot Matt Garza out to the mound in this one. Righthander Garza has a 15-9 record and a 3.93 ERA this season. The Royals will counter Garza with ace Zack Greinke. Righthander Greinke has a 4.23 ERA to go along with a 9-14 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rays were shut down 2-0 by the Orioles last time out, as -210 favorites. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Joe Niemann allowed four hits and two runs over seven innings in the loss. The Royals were doubled 4-2 by the Twins last time out, as -130 favorites. That game's six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Gil Meche suffered the loss for the Royals, allowing the winning run in relief. Team records: Kansas City: 65-93 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Baltimore are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing Minnesota are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games on the road Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Tampa Bay is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Kansas City's last 18 games when playing Tampa Bay Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Kansas City is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Tampa Bay Next up: YouTube betting videos and sports betting podcasts are all part of the sports betting information on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network. |